Psalms 136

1 For David, a Psalm of Jeremiah. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; And wept when we remembered Zion. 2 We hung our harps on the willows in the midst of it. 3 For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; And they that had carried us away asked a hymn, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How should we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. 6 May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember thee; If I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy. 7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; Who said, Raze it, raze it, even to its foundations. 8 Wretched daughter of Babylon! Blessed shall he be who shall reward thee as thou hast rewarded us. 9 Blessed shall he be who shall seize and dash thine infants against the rock.