1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
2 Upon the willows in the midst of it we hung up our harps.
3 For there those who led us captive required of us songs, and those who wasted us, mirth, saying, Sing for us one of the songs of Zion.
4 How shall we sing Jehovah's song in a foreign land?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget.
6 Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee, if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7 Remember, O Jehovah, the day of Jerusalem against the sons of Edom, who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof.
8 O daughter of Babylon, who is to be destroyed, happy shall he be who rewards thee as thou have served us.
9 Happy shall he be who takes and dashes thy little ones against the rock.
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Today's Verse
Ye are of `your' father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Verse Of The DayThe psalmist vows never to forget Jerusalem, even letting his "right hand forget her cunning" first, before closing with a harsh cry against Edom and Babylon similar in tone to Isaiah 13:16. Browse further on the Psalms overview or continue to Psalms 138.
