Psalms Psalm 137 Contemporary English Version (2006)

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시편 137편은 바벨론에 포로로 끌려간 백성이 강변에서 시온을 그리며 슬퍼하고, 예루살렘을 잊지 않겠다고 맹세한 뒤 에돔과 바벨론에 대한 심판을 구하는 9절짜리 탄식시이다.

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137Psalms · Contemporary English Version (2006)

¹Beside the rivers of Babylon we thought about Jerusalem, and we sat down and cried. Notes

²We hung our small harps on the willow trees.

³Our enemies had brought us here as their prisoners; now they wanted us to sing and entertain them. They insulted us and shouted, “Sing about Zion!”

⁴Here in a foreign land, how can we sing about the Lord?

⁵Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand go limp.

⁶Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I don't think about you above all else.

⁷Our Lord, punish the Edomites! On the day Jerusalem fell, they shouted, “Completely destroy the city! Tear down every building!”

⁸Babylon, you are doomed! I pray the Lord's blessings on anyone who punishes you for what you did to us.

⁹May the Lord bless everyone who beats your children against the rocks! Notes

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