Psalm 137:8
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
Cross-references
Psalm 54:5 explicitly asks God to repay enemies for evil — a direct parallel to the imprecatory desire for repayment in the main verse.
Psalm 109:12 prays for no mercy or pity on the enemy — deepening the same retributive impulse seen in repaying Babylon.
Psalm 149:7 describes executing vengeance on nations — a direct thematic echo of the call for repayment on Babylon.
Psalm 149:9 speaks of executing written judgment on enemies — aligning with the psalmist's wish for Babylon's repayment.
Psalm 149:6-9 describes the saints executing vengeance on nations, broadening the theme of righteous retribution to all God's enemies, not just Babylon.
Psalm 48:11 has Zion rejoicing over God's judgments on enemies — similar vindication theme but here God acts directly, not human repayment.
Revelation 18:20 commands rejoicing over Babylon's fall—the same divine vengeance that Psalm 137:8 blesses the one who repays.
Revelation 18:6 explicitly commands repaying Babylon double for her deeds, directly echoing the psalm's call for retribution in a New Testament context.
Revelation 17:6 shows Babylon drunk on saints' blood—the same violence that Psalm 137:8 laments and asks repayment for.
Revelation 17:1-18 portrays Babylon as a harlot drunk on saints' blood, deepening the reason for judgment and the certainty of her fall.
Revelation 14:8-11 applies the 'Babylon' typology to end-time judgment, showing the ultimate fulfillment of divine vengeance against oppressive world systems.
Jeremiah 51:64 declares Babylon will sink and not rise, providing the definitive conclusion to the psalm's desire for total destruction.
Jeremiah 51:33 images Babylon as a threshing floor ripe for harvest — the same coming judgment the psalmist anticipates.
Jeremiah 50:42 describes the merciless army coming against Babylon — the instrument of the destruction prayed for here.
Jeremiah 50:15-29 calls for vengeance on Babylon, echoing the same theme of repaying her for what she did to Israel.
Isaiah 47 pronounces Babylon's humiliating fall — the same doom the psalmist calls down on 'daughter Babylon'.
Isaiah 13 gives the full oracle of Babylon's destruction — the same event the psalmist longs for.
Isaiah 13:3-5 depicts God mustering an army to destroy Babylon, showing the divine origin of the retribution the psalm desires.
Isaiah 14:4-24 taunts the fallen king of Babylon — the same downfall the psalmist prays for.
Jeremiah 25:12-14 explicitly promises God will punish Babylon and repay them for their deeds, validating the psalm's imprecation with divine decree.
Jeremiah 51:24 explicitly says God will repay Babylon for evil done in Zion.
Jeremiah 25:14 says God will repay Babylon for their deeds, echoing the call for repayment in Psalm 137:8.
Isaiah 13:16 prophesies Babylon's children dashed and wives ravished — a graphic fulfillment of the repayment desired in the psalm.
Jeremiah 50:29 directly commands to repay Babylon as she has done, mirroring the Psalm's call.
Isaiah 14:20 curses Babylon's king with no burial and no legacy — reinforcing the complete destruction that repays evil.
Habakkuk 2:8 directly states that Babylon, which plundered nations, will be plundered—exactly the repayment prayed for.
Obadiah 1:15 declares the universal principle 'as you have done, it shall be done to you'—directly supporting the retribution prayed for here.
Jeremiah 27:7 states Babylon will be enslaved by other nations, fulfilling the repayment theme.
Jeremiah 51:56 describes a destroyer on Babylon, fulfilling the judgment pronounced.
Jeremiah 51:49 says Babylon must fall for the slain of Israel, matching the retribution theme.
Jeremiah 51:35 records Zion's cry for violence upon Babylon, aligning with the desire for repayment.
Isaiah 47:3 declares God will take vengeance on Babylon, exposing her shame — a direct parallel to the call for repayment.
Revelation 17:5 identifies end-times Babylon, the same corrupt power that Psalm 137:8 calls for judgment against.
Zechariah 2:7 calls the exiles to flee Babylon — the deliverance that follows the destruction prayed for here.
Matthew 7:2 teaches measure-for-measure judgment—a NT echo of the retributive justice principle invoked against Babylon.
Jeremiah 30:16 promises devourers of Israel will be devoured, a general judgment that includes Babylon.