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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 137, Verse 9

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O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy [shall he be], that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
King James Version
Happy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
American Standard Version
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.
New English Translation
How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies and smashes them on a rock!
World English Bible
Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock. By David.
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[A Psalm] of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
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I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
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In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul.
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All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
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Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great [is] the glory of the LORD.
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Though the LORD [be] high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
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Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
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The LORD will perfect [that which] concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, [endureth] for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
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To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
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Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.