King James Version

Psalms 137:8

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

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בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.בָּבֶ֗לbavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.הַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥הhashdudahthe deadשָׁדַדdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the dead”, a verb used as a describing wordH7703properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravagedead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), [idiom] utterly, (lay) waste.אַשְׁרֵ֥יashrehappyאֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “happy”, the ordinary formH835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!blessed, happy.שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּםsheyshalemwho make amendsשָׁלַםparticle, relative, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “who make amends”, an unfinished actionH7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] s…לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).גְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְgemulekhebenefitגְּמוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “benefit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1576treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital[phrase] as hast served, benefit, desert, deserving, that which he hath given, recompense, reward.שֶׁגָּמַ֥לְתְּshegamaltewho requiteגָּמַלparticle, relative, verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “who requite”, a completed actionH1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to weanbestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.לָֽנוּlanvtoלָֽנוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that repayeth thee as thou hast served us.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.

Young’s Literal Translation

O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, O the happiness of him who repayeth to thee thy deed, That thou hast done to us.

World English Bible

Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.

Darby Translation

Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the work of thy hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that repayeth thee as thou hast served us.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wretched daughter of Babylon! blessed shall he be who shall reward thee as thou hast rewarded us.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θυγάτηρ Βαβυλῶνος ἡ ταλαίπωρος, μακάριος ὃς ἀνταποδώσει σοι τὸ ἀνταπόδομά σου, ὃ ἀνταπέδωκας ἡμῖν.