Psalm 137:8
“O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 137Meaning
The line voices a desire that an imperial oppressor face reversal and accountability.
Read carefully
Babylon is the ancient imperial oppressor in the poem; the verse gives no mandate for collective retaliation today.
Reflection
The line voices a desire that an imperial oppressor face reversal and accountability.