Psalms 137:8
Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
9Happy he that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rock.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
Isaiah 21:1The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through, so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
Isaiah 47:1Come down and sit in the dust, virgin-daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground, [there is] no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
Jeremiah 50:1The word that Jehovah spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet.
Zechariah 2:7Ho! escape, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Revelation 17:1And one of the seven angels, which had the seven bowls, came and spoke with me, saying, Come here, I will shew thee the sentence of the great harlot who sits upon the many waters;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 137:8-9
The Sorrows of Captivity. 7 Remember, O Lord , the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. 8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. 9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. 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… Read the whole commentary →