⁵ My soul will be ^(J)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
⁶ when I remember you ^(K)upon my bed,
    and meditate on you in ^(L)the watches of the night;
⁷ for you have been my help,
    and in ^(M)the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
⁸ My soul ^(N)clings to you;
    your right hand ^(O)upholds me.

^(C)“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
    She has become ^(D)a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt ^(E)for every unclean spirit,
    a haunt ^(F)for every unclean bird,
    a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
³ For all nations have drunk^{[a]
    (G)}the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,
and ^(H)the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,
    and ^(I)the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”

^(J)“Come out of her, my people,
    lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
⁵ for ^(K)her sins are heaped high as heaven,
    and ^(L)God has remembered her iniquities.
^6 (M)Pay her back as she herself has paid back others,
    and repay her ^(N)double for her deeds;
    mix a double portion for her ^(O)in the cup she mixed.
^7 (P)As she glorified herself and lived in luxury,
    so give her a like measure of torment and mourning,
since in her heart she says,
    ^(Q)‘I sit as a queen,
I am no widow,
    and mourning I shall never see.’
⁸ For this reason her plagues will come ^(R)in a single day,
    death and mourning and famine,
and ^(S)she will be burned up with fire;
    for ^(T)mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.”

“Alas! Alas! ^(Y)You great city,
    you mighty city, Babylon!
For ^(Z)in a single hour your judgment has come.”

“Alas, alas, for the great city
    ^(B)where all who had ships at sea
    grew rich by her wealth!
For ^(C)in a single hour she has been laid waste.
^20 (D)Rejoice over her, O heaven,
    and you saints and ^(E)apostles and prophets,
for ^(F)God has given judgment for you against her!”