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Psalms 137:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us. "

Psalms 137:8

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6 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

7 Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”

8 Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.

9 Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

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Jeremiah 51:56

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"For the destroyer has come on her, even on Babylon. Her mighty men are taken. Their bows are broken in pieces, for the LORD is a God of retribution. He will surely repay."

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Jeremiah 51:33

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"For the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says: “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden. Yet a little while, and the time of harvest comes for her.”"

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Lamentations 4:22

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"The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion. He will no more carry you away into captivity. He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom. He will uncover your sins."

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Tobit 13:9

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"O Jerusalem, the holy city, he will scourge you for the works of your sons, and will again have mercy on the sons of the righteous."

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Isaiah 43:14

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"The LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “For your sake, I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring all of them down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing."

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Zechariah 2:7

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"‘Come, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.’"

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Psalms 137:1

"By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion."

Psalms 137:2

"On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps."

Psalms 137:3

"For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”"

Psalms 137:4

"How can we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?"

Psalms 137:5

"If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill."

Psalms 137:6

"Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy."

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