Psalms 137:3 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Psalms 137:3

Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land

1 By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.

2 We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.

3 For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,
And those who ^aplundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4 How shall we sing the Lord’s song
In a foreign land?

5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget its skill!

6 If I do not remember you,
Let my ^atongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

7 Remember, O Lord, against ^athe sons of Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Who said,¹ “Raze it, raze it,
To its very foundation!”

8 O daughter of Babylon, ^awho are to be destroyed,
Happy the one ^bwho repays you as you have served us!

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