1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

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.*137.3 a song: Heb. the words of a song*137.3 wasted…: Heb. laid us on heaps

4 How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?*137.4 strange…: Heb. land of a stranger?

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

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.*137.6 my chief…: Heb. the head of my joy

7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.*137.7 Rase it: Heb. Make bare

8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.*137.8 destroyed: Heb. wasted*137.8 rewardeth…: Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us

9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.*137.9 the stones: Heb. the rock

1 我们曾坐在巴比伦的河畔，

在那里我们一想起锡安就哭了。

2 我们把我们的琴

挂在那里的柳树上。

3 因为在那里，掳掠我们的人要我们唱歌，

苦待我们的人要我们娱乐他们；

他们说："为我们唱一首锡安歌吧！"

4 我们怎能在异族之地

唱耶和华的歌呢？

5 耶路撒冷啊！如果我忘记你，

情愿我的右手忘记技巧*"忘记技巧"或译："枯干"。

6 如果我不记念你，

如果我不高举耶路撒冷

超过我最大的喜乐，

情愿我的舌头紧贴上膛。

7 耶和华啊！求你记念以东人在耶路撒冷遭难的日子所行的，

他们说："拆毁它，拆毁它，

直拆到根基。"

8 将要被毁灭的*"将要被毁灭的"有古译本作"毁灭者"巴比伦城*"城"原文作"女子"啊！

照着你待我们的行为报复你的，

那人有福了。

9 抓住你的婴孩

摔在盘石上的，

那人有福了。