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Psalm 137:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
Psalm 137:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 Remember the children of [a]Edom, O Lord, in the [b]day of Jerusalem, which said, Raze it, raze it to the foundation thereof.
8 O daughter of Babel, worthy to be destroyed, blessed shall he be that rewardeth thee, as thou hast served us.
9 [c]Blessed shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy children against the stones.
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- Psalm 137:7 According as Ezekiel 25:13 and Jer. 49:7, prophesied: and Obadiah, verse 10, showeth that the Edomites which came of Esau, conspired with the Babylonians against their brethren and kinsfolk.
- Psalm 137:7 When thou didst visit Jerusalem.
- Psalm 137:9 He alludeth to Isaiah’s prophecy, Isa. 13:16, promising good success to Cyrus and Darius, whom ambition moved to fight against Babylon, but God used them as his rods to punish his enemies.
Psalm 137:7-9
New International Version
Psalm 137:7-9
New International Version
7 Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(A) did
on the day Jerusalem fell.(B)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
“tear it down to its foundations!”(C)
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(D)
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(E) against the rocks.
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