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Psalm 137:6-8
New English Translation

6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
and do not give Jerusalem priority
over whatever gives me the most joy.[a]
7 Remember, O Lord, what the Edomites did
on the day Jerusalem fell.[b]
They said, “Tear it down, tear it down,[c]
right to its very foundation!”
8 O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated,[d]
how blessed will be the one who repays you
for what you dished out to us.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 137:6 tn Heb “if I do not lift up Jerusalem over the top of my joy.”
  2. Psalm 137:7 tn Heb “remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem.”
  3. Psalm 137:7 tn Heb “lay [it] bare, lay [it] bare.”
  4. Psalm 137:8 tn Heb “O devastated daughter of Babylon.” The psalmist dramatically anticipates Babylon’s demise.
  5. Psalm 137:8 tn Heb “O the happiness of the one who repays you your wage which you paid to us.”
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Psalm 137:6-8
New International Version

6 May my tongue cling to the roof(A) of my mouth
    if I do not remember(B) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem(C)
    my highest joy.

7 Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(D) did
    on the day Jerusalem fell.(E)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
    “tear it down to its foundations!”(F)
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(G)
    happy is the one who repays you
    according to what you have done to us.

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