137:7 Remember, O Lord, what the Edomites did
on the day Jerusalem fell. 1
They said, “Tear it down, tear it down, 2
right to its very foundation!”
137:8 O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! 3
How blessed will be the one who repays you
for what you dished out to us! 4
1 tn Heb “remember, O
2 tn Heb “lay [it] bare, lay [it] bare.”
3 tn Heb “O devastated daughter of Babylon.” The psalmist dramatically anticipates Babylon’s demise.
4 tn Heb “O the happiness of the one who repays you your wage which you paid to us.”