Psalms 137

By the Rivers of Babylon

עַל נַהֲרוֹת׀ בָּבֶל שָׁם יָשַׁבְנוּ גַּם-בָּכִינוּ בְּזָכְרֵנוּ אֶת-צִיּֽוֹן׃
1
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
עַֽל-עֲרָבִים בְּתוֹכָהּ תָּלִינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃
2
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
כִּי שָׁם שְֽׁאֵלוּנוּ שׁוֹבֵינוּ דִּבְרֵי-שִׁיר וְתוֹלָלֵינוּ שִׂמְחָה שִׁירוּ לָנוּ מִשִּׁיר צִיּֽוֹן׃
3
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
אֵיךְ נָשִׁיר אֶת-שִׁיר-יְהוָה עַל אַדְמַת נֵכָֽר׃
4
How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?
אִֽם-אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְ יְֽרוּשָׁלִָם תִּשְׁכַּח יְמִינִֽי׃
5
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
תִּדְבַּק-לְשׁוֹנִי׀ לְחִכִּי אִם-לֹא אֶזְכְּרֵכִי אִם-לֹא אַעֲלֶה אֶת-יְרוּשָׁלִַם עַל רֹאשׁ שִׂמְחָתִֽי׃
6
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

A Curse on Edom and Babylon

זְכֹר יְהוָה׀ לִבְנֵי אֱדוֹם אֵת יוֹם יְֽרוּשָׁלִָם הָאֹמְרִים עָרוּ׀ עָרוּ עַד הַיְסוֹד בָּֽהּ׃
7
Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
בַּת-בָּבֶל הַשְּׁדוּדָה אַשְׁרֵי שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם-לָךְ אֶת-גְּמוּלֵךְ שֶׁגָּמַלְתְּ לָֽנוּ׃
8
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
אַשְׁרֵי׀ שֶׁיֹּאחֵז וְנִפֵּץ אֶֽת-עֹלָלַיִךְ אֶל-הַסָּֽלַע׃
9
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Places in Psalms 137

People, Places & Things in Psalms 137