Psalms 137:9
The moon and the stars to rule the night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
In Context
8The sun to rule over the day: for his mercy endureth for ever.
10Who smote Egypt with their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:16Their infants shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes: their houses shall be pillaged, and their wives shall be ravished.
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 →