The righteous will be glad when they see sinners punished; they will wade through the blood of the wicked.

People will say, "The righteous are indeed rewarded; there is indeed a God who judges the world."

They will all be afraid; they will think about what God has done and tell about his deeds.

When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say: "The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again!

The LORD has ended the power of the evil rulers

"Look, here is someone who did not depend on God for safety, but trusted instead in great wealth and looked for security in being wicked."

Babylonia hammered the whole world to pieces, and now that hammer is shattered! All the nations are shocked at what has happened to that country.

The LORD says, "Babylonia, you are my hammer, my weapon of war. I used you to crush nations and kingdoms,

to kill men and women, to slay old and young, to kill boys and girls,