Psalm 137137PsalmsBook 5Russian Literal Text

Russian Literal TextBerean Standard Bible

1. 1GLTBeside the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.BSBBSB: By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
2. 2GLTOn the poplars there we hung our harps.BSBBSB: There on the willows we hung our harps,
3. 3GLTFor there our captors demanded that we sing songs, and those who relentlessly mocked us said,“Sing to us from the songs of Zion.”BSBBSB: for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”
4. 4GLTHow could we sing a song about Yahweh in a foreign land?BSBBSB: How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?
5. 5GLTIf I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forgetBSBBSB: If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
6. 6GLTLet my tongue cling to my palate if I do not remember you, if I do not lift up Jerusalem over my chief pleasure.BSBBSB: May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
7. 7GLTRemember, Yahweh, the sons of Edom, on the day of Jerusalem, saying,“Tear it down, tear it down to its foundations.”BSBBSB: Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
8. 8GLTDaughter of Babylon, who will be destroyed— blessed be the one who repays you for what you have done to us.BSBBSB: O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.
9. 9GLTBlessed be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones against the rocks.BSBBSB: Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

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