Psalm 137
New King James Version
Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land
137 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 (A)plundered 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 (B)tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.
7 Remember, O Lord, against (C)the sons of Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Who said, [a]“Raze it, raze it,
To its very foundation!”
8 O daughter of Babylon, (D)who are to be destroyed,
Happy the one (E)who repays you as you have served us!
9 Happy the one who takes and (F)dashes
Your little ones against the rock!
Footnotes
- Psalm 137:7 Lit. Make bare
Psalmi 137
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Psalmul 137
1 Pe malurile râurilor Babilonului,
şedeam jos şi plângeam
când ne aduceam aminte de Sion.
2 În sălciile din ţinutul acela
ne atârnaserăm harpele.
3 Căci acolo, biruitorii noştri ne cereau cântări
şi asupritorii(A) noştri ne cereau bucurie zicând:
„Cântaţi-ne câteva din cântările Sionului!”
4 Cum să cântăm noi cântările Domnului
pe un pământ străin?
5 Dacă te voi uita, Ierusalime,
să-şi uite dreapta mea destoinicia ei!
6 Să mi se lipească limba(B) de cerul gurii,
dacă nu-mi voi aduce aminte de tine,
dacă nu voi face din Ierusalim
culmea bucuriei mele!
7 Adu-Ţi aminte, Doamne, de copiii(C) Edomului,
care, în ziua nenorocirii Ierusalimului,
ziceau: „Radeţi-l, radeţi-l
din temelii!”
8 Ah! fiica Babilonului, sortită pustiirii(D),
ferice de cine-ţi(E) va întoarce la fel
răul pe care ni l-ai făcut!
9 Ferice de cine va apuca pe pruncii tăi
şi-i va zdrobi(F) de stâncă!
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.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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