Psalms 137:9
Happy be he who seizeth thy little ones And dasheth them against the stones!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
In Context
8O daughter of Babylon, thou destroyer! Happy be he who requiteth thee As thou hast dealt with us!
Cross References
Isaiah 13:16Their children shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses shall be plundered, and their wives ravished.
Hosea 13:16Samaria shall suffer for her guilt, For she hath rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword; Their infants shall be dashed in pieces, And their women with child shall be ripped up.
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 →