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Psalm 137:8-9
New English Translation
Psalm 137:8-9
New English Translation
8 O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated,[a]
how blessed will be the one who repays you
for what you dished out to us.[b]
9 How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies
and smashes them on a rock.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 137:8 tn Heb “O devastated daughter of Babylon.” The psalmist dramatically anticipates Babylon’s demise.
- Psalm 137:8 tn Heb “O the happiness of the one who repays you your wage which you paid to us.”
- Psalm 137:9 sn For other references to the wholesale slaughter of babies in the context of ancient Near Eastern warfare, see 2 Kgs 8:12; Isa 13:16; Hos 13:16; Nah 3:10.
Psalm 137:8-9
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Psalm 137:8-9
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