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Daughterבַּתof Babylon,בָּבֶלthe devastated one,הַשְּׁדוּדָהhappy isאַשְׁרֵיhe who repaysשֶׁיְשַׁלֶּםyouלָךְyour recompenseאֶת גְּמוּלֵךְthat you dealtשֶׁגָּמַלְתְּto us.לָנוּ
Psalms 137:8
Study it in the app“Daughter of Babylon, the devastated one, happy is he who repays you your recompense that you dealt to us.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 137:8, word by word
- Daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears- the devastated oneשְּׁדוּדָהsheduda
devastate
To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.
Where else “sheduda” appears- happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appears- he who repaysיְשַׁלֶּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears- your recompenseגְּמוּלֵgemule
recompense
What one receives for what one did.
Where else “gemule” appears- that you dealtגָּמַלְתְּgamalt
repay
To treat someone as they deserve.
Where else “gamalt” appears
Places in this verse
Babylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
The context
7Remember, YHWH, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem, those who said, “Raze it, raze it, down to its foundations.”
8 · This verse (above)
9Happy is he who seizes and dashes your little ones against the rock.