{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/web/psalms/137","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T23:40:12.561Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":137,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":136,"nextChapter":138,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":9},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"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!|"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, |Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!|"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who rewards you, as you have served us."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock. By David."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 137 (WEB)","markdown":"[Psalms 137](https://primebible.com/web/psalms/137)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/psalms/137 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}