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Psalm 137
King James Version
Psalm 137
King James Version
137 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
4 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Psalm 137
New International Version
Psalm 137
New International Version
Psalm 137
1 By the rivers of Babylon(A) we sat and wept(B)
when we remembered Zion.(C)
2 There on the poplars(D)
we hung our harps,(E)
3 for there our captors(F) asked us for songs,
our tormentors demanded(G) songs of joy;
they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”(H)
4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord(I)
while in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you,(J) Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
6 May my tongue cling to the roof(K) of my mouth
if I do not remember(L) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem(M)
my highest joy.
7 Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(N) did
on the day Jerusalem fell.(O)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
“tear it down to its foundations!”(P)
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(Q)
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us.
9 Happy is the one who seizes your infants
and dashes them(R) against the rocks.
Psaltaren 137
Svenska Folkbibeln
Psaltaren 137
Svenska Folkbibeln
Psalm 137
Vid Babels floder
1 Vid Babels floder
där satt vi och grät,
när vi tänkte på Sion.
2 I pilträden som fanns där
hängde vi upp våra harpor.
3 Ty de som höll oss fångna bad oss sjunga.
De som plågade oss bad oss vara glada:
"Sjung för oss en av Sions sånger!"
4 Hur skulle vi kunna sjunga Herrens sång
i främmande land?
5 Om jag glömmer dig, Jerusalem,
må min högra hand glömma att spela.[a]
6 Min tunga må fastna i gommen
om jag inte tänker på dig,
om jag inte låter Jerusalem
vara min högsta glädje.
7 Herre, kom ihåg Edoms barn på Jerusalems dag,
hur de ropade: "Riv ner, riv ner
ända till grunden!"
8 Du Babels dotter, dömd till undergång,
salig är den som får vedergälla dig
för allt vad du har gjort oss.
9 Salig är den som griper dina späda barn
och krossar dem mot klippan.
Footnotes
- Psaltaren 137:5 glömma att spela Ordagrant: "glömma".
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