Psalms 137

KING JAMES BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.	1 Of David himself. O Lord, I will confess to you with my whole heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth. I will sing psalms to you in the sight of the Angels.
2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.	2 I will adore before your holy temple, and I will confess your name: it is above your mercy and your truth. For you have magnified your holy name above all.
3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.	3 On whatever day that I will call upon you: hear me. You will multiply virtue in my soul.
4 How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?	4 May all the kings of the earth confess to you, O Lord. For they have heard all the words of your mouth.
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.	5 And let them sing in accordance with the ways of the Lord. For great is the glory of the Lord.
6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.	6 For the Lord is exalted, and he looks with favor on the humble. But the lofty he knows from a distance.
7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.	7 If I wander into the midst of tribulation, you will revive me. For you extended your hand against the wrath of my enemies. And your right hand has accomplished my salvation.
8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.	8 The Lord will provide retribution on my behalf. O Lord, your mercy is forever. Do not disdain the works of your hands.
9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.