Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,
he will be happy who repays you,
as you have done to us.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Psalms 137:8 in context
Psalms 137:5–9
5
If I forget you, Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget its skill.
6
Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you,
if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7
Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem,
who said, “Raze it!
Raze it even to its foundation!”
8
Selected verse
Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,
he will be happy who repays you,
as you have done to us.
9
Happy shall he be,
who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.
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