Psalm 137

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Psalm 137

1 An den Strömen Babels, da saßen wir und weinten, wenn wir an Zion dachten. (Esr 8,21; Kla 3,48; Hes 1,1) 2 An die Pappeln dort hängten wir unsere Zithern. (Jes 24,8) 3 Denn die uns gefangen hielten, forderten dort von uns die Worte eines Liedes, und die uns wehklagen machten, ⟨forderten⟩ Freude: »Singt uns eins der Zionslieder!« (Spr 25,20) 4 Wie sollten wir des HERRN Lied singen auf fremder Erde? 5 Wenn ich dich vergesse, Jerusalem, so werde vergessen^[1] meine Rechte! (Jer 51,50) 6 Es klebe meine Zunge an meinem Gaumen, wenn ich deiner nicht gedenke, wenn ich Jerusalem nicht zu meiner höchsten Freude erhebe^[2]! 7 Rechne, HERR, den Söhnen Edom den Tag Jerusalems an^[3], die da sprachen: Legt bloß, legt bloß – bis auf ihren Grund! (Neh 6,14; Jer 49,7; Kla 4,21; Hes 25,12; Hes 35,15; Ob 1,10)

Neh 6,14Jer 49,7Kla 4,21Hes 25,12Hes 35,15Ob 1,10

8 Tochter Babel, du Verwüsterin^[4]! Glücklich, der dir vergilt dein Tun, das du uns angetan hast. (Jer 50,29; Offb 18,6) 9 Glücklich, der deine Kinder ergreift und sie am Felsen zerschmettert! (Jes 13,16)

Psalm 137

English Standard Version

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How Shall We Sing the Lord’s Song?

1 By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows^[1] there we hung up our lyres. 3 For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” 4 How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? (Neh 2,3) 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! (Ps 76,5) 6 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy! (Hi 29,10; Hes 3,26) 7 Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites the day of Jerusalem, how they said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare, down to its foundations!” (Hi 18,20; Jes 34,5; Jer 49,7; Kla 4,21; Hes 25,12; Hes 35,2; Am 1,11; Ob 1,8; Hab 3,13; Zef 2,14)

Hi 18,20Jes 34,5Jer 49,7Kla 4,21Hes 25,12Hes 35,2Am 1,11Ob 1,8Hab 3,13Zef 2,14

8 O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed, blessed shall he be who repays you with what you have done to us! (Ps 28,4; Jes 13,1; Jes 21,9; Jes 47,1; Jer 25,12; Jer 50,1; Jer 51,1; Jer 51,24; Jer 51,56)

Ps 28,4Jes 13,1Jes 21,9Jes 47,1Jer 25,12Jer 50,1Jer 51,1Jer 51,24Jer 51,56

9 Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock! (2Kön 8,12; Jes 13,16; Hos 10,14; Nah 3,10)

2Kön 8,12Jes 13,16Hos 10,14Nah 3,10

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