Psalms 137:9
Blessed shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy children against the stones.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 13:16Their children also shall be broken in pieces before their eyes: their houses shall be spoiled, and their wiues rauished.
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 →