Psalms 137:8
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
Psalms 137:8 in other translations
| BSB | O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us. |
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| WEB | Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us. |
| ASV | O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us. |
| YLT | O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, O the happiness of him who repayeth to thee thy deed, That thou hast done to us. |
| DARBY | Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us. |
| BBE | O daughter of Babylon, whose fate is destruction; happy is the man who does to you what you have done to us. |
| Webster | O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. |
What does Psalms 137:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 137:7-9
7-9. Remember ... the children of Edom--(Compare Psa 132:1), that is, to punish. the day of Jerusalem--its downfall (La 4:21, 22; Ob 11-13).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 137:5-9
What we love, we love to think of. Those that rejoice in God, for his sake make Jerusalem their joy. They stedfastly resolved to keep up this affection. When suffering, we should recollect with godly sorrow our forfeited mercies, and our sins by which we lost them. If temporal advantages ever render a profession, the worst calamity has befallen him. Far be it from us to avenge ourselves; we will leave it to Him who…
Psalms 137:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 137:8
- Revelation 18:6
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
- Jeremiah 25:12-14
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
- Isaiah 14:4-24
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. …
- Revelation 14:8-11
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
- Isaiah 21:1
The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
- Isaiah 47:1-15
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. As for our redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. …
- Jeremiah 50:1-51:64
The word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast. In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God. …
- Isaiah 44:28
That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
- Isaiah 13:1-22
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. …
- Psalms 149:6-9
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.
- Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
- Zechariah 2:7
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isa 47:1-5; Jer 50:42; 51:33; Zec 2:7
who art.
Isa 13:1-22; 14:4-24; 21:1; 47:1; Jer 25:12-14; 50:1-51:64
Re 14:8-11; 17:1-18; 18:6
destroyed. Heb. wasted. happy.
149:6-9; Isa 13:3-5; 44:28; Re 17:5,6,14; 18:6,20
rewardeth. etc. Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed whichthou didst unto us.
Jer 50:15-29; Re 18:6
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Context
- Psalms 137:7
Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
- Psalms 137:8
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
- Psalms 137:9
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Psalms 137:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hija de Babilonia destruída, bienaventurado el que te diere el pago de lo que tú nos hiciste. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Fille de Babylone, qui vas être détruite, bienheureux qui te rendra la pareille de ce que tu nous as fait! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Tochter Babel, du Verwüstete! Glückselig, der dir dasselbe vergilt, was du uns getan hast! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dominus retribuet pro me. Domine, misericordia tua in sæculum; opera manuum tuarum ne despicias. |