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Psalms 137:8
O Daughter of Babylon,
from By the Rivers of Babylon, Psalms 137:1-9
What it says

Daughter Babylon, marked for destruction, is told that blessed is the one who repays her for what she has done.

What it is doing

This verse names Babylon as the object of answering judgment.

In context

1By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept 2There on the willows 3for there our captors requested a song; 4How can we sing a song of the LORD 5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, 6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth 7Remember, O LORD, 8O Daughter of Babylon, 9Blessed is he who seizes your infants