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Psalm 137:8 KJV
Psalms · chapter 137 · verse 8
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.Psalm 137:8 · King James Version
Psalm 137:8 in context
6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
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Key words (Strong's)
- destroyedshâdadproperly, to be burlyH7703 →
- rewardethshâlamto be safeH7999 →
- daughterbatha daughterH1323 →
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- servedgâmalto treat a personH1580 →
- happyʼesherhappinessH835 →
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The pious Jews in Babylon, having afflicted themselves with the thoughts of the ruins of Jerusalem, here please themselves with the prospect of the ruin of her impenitent implacable enemies; but this not from a spirit of revenge, but from a holy zeal for the glory of God and the honour of his kingdom. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-9