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O Lord, remember the people of Edom.
Remember what they did the day Jerusalem ⌞was captured⌟.
They said, “Tear it down! Tear it down to its foundation.”
You destructive people of Babylon,
blessed is the one who pays you back
with the same treatment you gave us.
Blessed is the one who grabs your little children
and smashes them against a rock.

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Remember, Lord, against the sons of (A)Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Those who said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare
(B)To its foundation!”
Daughter of Babylon, you [a](C)devastated one,
Blessed will be one who (D)repays you
With [b]the retribution with which you have repaid us.
Blessed will be one who seizes and (E)dashes your children
Against the rock.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 137:8 Or devastator
  2. Psalm 137:8 Lit your requital