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Psalm 137
Complete Jewish Bible
Psalm 137
Complete Jewish Bible
137 By the rivers of Bavel we sat down and wept
as we remembered Tziyon.
2 We had hung up our lyres
on the willows that were there,
3 when those who had taken us captive
asked us to sing them a song;
our tormentors demanded joy from us —
“Sing us one of the songs from Tziyon!”
4 How can we sing a song about Adonai
here on foreign soil?
5 If I forget you, Yerushalayim,
may my right hand wither away!
6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I fail to remember you,
if I fail to count Yerushalayim
the greatest of all my joys.
7 Remember, Adonai, against the people of Edom
the day of Yerushalayim’s fall,
how they cried, “Tear it down! Tear it down!
Raze it to the ground!”
8 Daughter of Bavel, you will be destroyed!
A blessing on anyone who pays you back
for the way you treated us!
9 A blessing on anyone who seizes your babies
and smashes them against a rock!
Psalm 137
21st Century King James Version
Psalm 137
21st Century King James Version
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 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 cleverness.
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’s fall, who said, “Raze it, raze 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.
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".
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.
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