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Psalms 137 Summary
Sorrow and Remembrance in Captivity
By the rivers of Babylon, the captives sat down and wept, remembering Zion and hanging their harps on the willows. When their captors demanded songs and mirth, the psalmist asked how they could sing the Lord's song in a foreign land. He swears a solemn oath never to forget Jerusalem, making it his chief joy, and calls upon God to remember the destruction of Jerusalem by Edom's children, pronouncing judgment upon Babylon for its cruelty.
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Key verses
Psalms 137:1-4
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”
Psalms 137:5-6
“If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.”
Psalms 137:7-9
“Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.”
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