Psalms 137:9
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 137 connects to 5 cross-references. A lament of Babylonian exiles who hung their harps on willows, unable to sing the Lord's song in a foreign land. Those who demand songs of Zion receive the mournful question 'How shall we sing?' The psalm ends controversially with …
Other Translations
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.
O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock!
Happy is the man who takes your little ones, crushing them against the rocks.
Cross References
And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto …
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall …
Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in …
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top …