Holy Scripture

Psalms 136:8

A church father on this verse
“But what means, "who alone does great wonders"? Is it because many wonderful things He has done by means of angels and men? Some wonderful things there are which God does alone, and these he enumerates, saying, "who by His wisdom made the heavens" [Psalm 136:5], "who stretched out the earth above the waters" [Psalm 13…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 136

Source: Septuagint

Original

8Wretched daughter of Babylon! Blessed shall he be who shall reward thee as thou hast rewarded us.

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In context

6May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember thee; If I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy.

7Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; Who said, Raze it, raze it, even to its foundations.

— Psalms 136:8 —

9Blessed shall he be who shall seize and dash thine infants against the rock.

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