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Psalms 137:8

137:7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. Rase it: Heb. Make bare
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. destroyed: Heb. wasted rewardeth: Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us

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Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who rewards you, as you have served us.

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewards you as you have served us.

137:9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. the stones: Heb. the rock

What does Psalms 137:8 mean?

Psalms 137:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בַּת (bath), בָּבֶל (Bâbel), שָׁדַד (shâdad).

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O
daughterבַּתbath/bath/H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
of
Babylon,בָּבֶלBâbel/baw-bel'/H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
who
art
to
be
destroyed;שָׁדַדshâdad/shaw-dad'/H7703properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
happyאֶשֶׁרʼesher/eh'-sher/H835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
shall
he
be,
that
rewardethשָׁלַםshâlam/shaw-lam'/H7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
thee
as
thou
hast
servedגָּמַלgâmal/gaw-mal'/H1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
us.
destroyed:
Heb.
wasted
rewardeth:
Heb.
recompenseth
unto
thee
thy
deed
which
thou
didst
to
us

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What does Psalms 137:8 say?

Psalms 137:8 (King James Version) reads: "O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. destroyed: Heb. wasted rewardeth: Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us"

Is Psalms 137:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 137:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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