Psalm 137

By the rivers of Babylon(A) we sat and wept(B)
    when we remembered Zion.(C)
There on the poplars(D)
    we hung our harps,(E)
for there our captors(F) asked us for songs,
    our tormentors demanded(G) songs of joy;
    they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”(H)

How can we sing the songs of the Lord(I)
    while in a foreign land?
If I forget you,(J) Jerusalem,
    may my right hand forget its skill.
May my tongue cling to the roof(K) of my mouth
    if I do not remember(L) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem(M)
    my highest joy.

Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(N) did
    on the day Jerusalem fell.(O)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
    “tear it down to its foundations!”(P)
Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(Q)
    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(R) against the rocks.

Psalm 138

Of David.

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
    before the “gods”(S) I will sing(T) your praise.
I will bow down toward your holy temple(U)
    and will praise your name(V)
    for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,(W)
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
    that it surpasses your fame.(X)
When I called,(Y) you answered me;(Z)
    you greatly emboldened(AA) me.

May all the kings of the earth(AB) praise you, Lord,
    when they hear what you have decreed.
May they sing(AC) of the ways of the Lord,
    for the glory of the Lord(AD) is great.

Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;(AE)
    though lofty, he sees them(AF) from afar.
Though I walk(AG) in the midst of trouble,
    you preserve my life.(AH)
You stretch out your hand(AI) against the anger of my foes;(AJ)
    with your right hand(AK) you save me.(AL)
The Lord will vindicate(AM) me;
    your love, Lord, endures forever(AN)
    do not abandon(AO) the works of your hands.(AP)

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