Psalms 137:8-9
Psalms 137:7-9 The Message (MSG)
GOD, remember those Edomites, and remember the ruin of Jerusalem, That day they yelled out, “Wreck it, smash it to bits!” And you, Babylonians—ravagers! A reward to whoever gets back at you for all you’ve done to us; Yes, a reward to the one who grabs your babies and smashes their heads on the rocks!
Psalms 137:8-9 King James Version (KJV)
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the stones.
Psalms 137:8-9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us. How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.
Psalms 137:8-9 New Century Version (NCV)
People of Babylon, you will be destroyed. The people who pay you back for what you did to us will be happy. They will grab your babies and throw them against the rocks.
Psalms 137:8-9 American Standard Version (ASV)
O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.
Psalms 137:8-9 New International Version (NIV)
Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us. Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
Psalms 137:8-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, Happy the one who repays you as you have served us! Happy the one who takes and dashes Your little ones against the rock!
Psalms 137:8-9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
O daughter of Babylon, you devastator, How blessed will be the one Who repays you [with destruction] as you have repaid us. [Is 13:1-22; Jer 25:12, 13] How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.
Psalms 137:8-9 New Living Translation (NLT)
O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us. Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!
Psalms 137:8-9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Listen, O Babylon, you evil destroyer! The one who destroys you will be rewarded above all others. You will be repaid for what you’ve done to us. Great honor will come to those who destroy you and your future, by smashing your infants against the rubble of your own destruction.