Psalms 137

1 upon river Babylon there to dwell also to weep in/on/with to remember we [obj] Zion

When we sat down by the rivers of Babylon we wept as we remembered Zion.

2 upon willow in/on/with midst her to hang lyre our

We hung up our harps on the willow trees.

3 for there to ask us to take captive us word: because song and tormentor our joy to sing to/for us from song Zion

For those who had taken us captive asked us for a song—our tormentors wanted us to sing a happy song from Jerusalem.

4 how? to sing [obj] song LORD upon land: soil foreign

But how could we sing a song dedicated to the Lord in a pagan land?

5 if to forget you Jerusalem to forget right my

If I forget Jerusalem, may my right hand forget how to play;

6 to cleave tongue my to/for palate my if not to remember you if not to ascend: establish [obj] Jerusalem upon head: top joy my

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you—if I don't consider Jerusalem my greatest joy.

7 to remember LORD to/for son: descendant/people Edom [obj] day Jerusalem [the] to say to uncover to uncover till [the] foundation in/on/with her

Lord, please remember what the people of Edom did on the day Jerusalem fell, the ones who said “Tear it down! Destroy it down to its foundations!”

8 daughter Babylon [the] to ruin blessed which/that to complete to/for you [obj] recompense your which/that to wean to/for us

Daughter of Babylon, you will be destroyed! Happy is the one who pays you back, who does to you what you did to us!

9 blessed which/that to grasp and to shatter [obj] infant your to(wards) [the] crag

Happy is the one who grabs your children and smashes them against the rocks!