Psalm 137 Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land

Psalm 137 Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land

Psalm 137:1-9 Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land

Numbers 137:1-3
1 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 plundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

Psalm 137:4-6
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 tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

Psalm 137:7
7
Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Who said, “Raze it, raze it,
To its very foundation!”

Psalm 137:8-9
8
O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed,
Happy the one who repays you as you have served us!
9
Happy the one who takes and dashes
Your little ones against the rock!