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Verse Psalms 137:7. _REMEMBER - THE CHILDREN OF EDOM_] It appears
from Jeremiah 12:6; Jeremiah 25:14; Lamentations 4:21;...
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REMEMBER, O LORD, THE CHILDREN OF EDOM - The Edomites; the people of
Idumea. On the situation of Edom or Idumea, see introductory notes to
Isaiah 34.
IN THE DAY OF JERUSALEM - In the day when Jerusale...
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Psalms 137
Remembering the Exile
This Psalm is in remembrance of the Babylonian captivity written by an
unknown person. Some have named Jeremiah, but he was not in Babylon.
The Psalm expresseth the...
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CXXXVII. THE BITTER MEMORY OF BABYLON. The vivid picture of the exiles
in their home-sickness, the mockery of their foreign masters, their
love for Zion, the mention of Edom, and the savage thirst for...
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Remember, Jehovah, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem]
Remember and punish the conduct of the Edomites in the fatal day of
Jerusalem's fall. For this sense of -remember" cp. Nehemiah 6:...
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The Psalmist's love for Jerusalem leads him to invoke vengeance on her
enemies: upon Edom for the unbrotherly spite which rejoiced at her
destruction; upon Babylon, for having accomplished that destru...
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REMEMBER, O LORD, THE CHILDREN OF EDOM— "Who instead of pitying
Jerusalem, as became neighbours and relations, were glad to see the
_day_ of its desolations." The time when God's judgments are execute...
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PSALMS 137
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Returned Levite's Memories of Babylon, Apostrophe to Jerusalem, and
Imprecations on Edom and on Babylon.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 137:1-3, A Returned Captive's Reco...
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Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who
said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
REMEMBER, O LORD, THE CHILDREN OF EDOM IN THE DAY OF JERUSALEM. So
the Se...
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A lifelike memorial of the bitter experiences of exile concluding with
(_a_) a strong expression of patriotism, and (_b_) an outburst of
hatred against the enemies of Jerusalem. Probably written soon...
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THE CHILDREN OF EDOM IN THE DAY] RV 'against the children of Edom the
day,' i.e. the day of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans (2
Kings 25:8), when Edom rejoiced at its fall: see Obadiah 1:...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
BY THE RIVERS IN BABYLON
PSALMS 137
Jesus said, "You have heard that people used to say, An eye for an
eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, Do not fig...
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REMEMBER... — _Remember, Jehovah, for the children of Edom the day
of Jerusalem._ The prophecy of Obadiah gives the best comment on this
verse: “For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall...
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זְכֹ֤ר יְהוָ֨ה ׀ לִ בְנֵ֬י אֱדֹ֗ום
אֵת֮ יֹ֤ום
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Psalms 137:1
THE captivity is past, as the tenses in Psalms 137:1 show, and as is
manifest from the very fact that its miseries have become themes for a
psalm. Grief must be somewhat removed before it...
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LOYALTY IN ADVERSITY
Psalms 137:1-9
It seems as if the exiles had withdrawn from the city, with its
distractions, to some natural retreat beside the Euphrates. They had
brought their harps with t...
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This is a song of memory. From the midst of the circumstances of
restoration the singer looks back to days of captivity and sorrow. The
picture is graphic. Babylon was far from their own land, and far...
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Remember, O LORD, the children of (f) Edom in the (g) day of
Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation
thereof.
(f) As was prophesied in (Ezekiel 25:13; Jeremiah 49:7; Obadiah...
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_Wilt quicken me. And not otherwise. (St. Augustine) --- There is no
going to heaven without crosses. (Haydock) --- Wrath. Most furious and
cruel enemies. (Calmet)_...
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These words are both a prayer and a prophecy. Edom is the seed of
Esau, and as such there was, and is, and ever will be, the same hatred
subsisting. But the Church looketh forward to the hour, when Ed...
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7._Remember, O Jehovah! the children of Edom _Vengeance was to be
executed upon the other neighboring nations which had conspired to
destroy Jerusalem, so that they are all doubtless included here und...
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Psalms 137 refers, and alone does to give the full history of Israel's
sorrows to Babylon, which has only a mystic fulfillment in the latter
days, but has its importance, because at that time was the...
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REMEMBER, O LORD, THE CHILDREN OF EDOM IN THE DAY OF JERUSALEM,.... Of
her visitation, calamity, and destruction, how they behaved then, and
them for it; who, though the children of Esau and brethren...
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Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who
said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation thereof.
Ver. 7. _Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom_] Those unbrotherly
bit...
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_Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom_ Their constant and inveterate
enemies, who had no regard either to consanguinity or humanity, but,
instead of pitying Jerusalem, as became kind neighbours and...
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SONG OF GRIEF OF THE CAPTIVE JEWS.
The unknown poet here records the deep grief and mourning of the Jews
during the Babylonian captivity and includes a prayer for the
destruction of their enemies, si...
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es of the earth and of the masses of people as well, but that he
maintained his righteous cause in the power of the Lord....
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RAISE IT:
_ Heb._ make bear...
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5-9 What we love, we love to think of. Those that rejoice in God, for
his sake make Jerusalem their joy. They stedfastly resolved to keep up
this affection. When suffering, we should recollect with g...
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REMEMBER, O LORD, so as to punish them, THE CHILDREN OF EDOM, our
constant and inveterate enemies, who had no regard either to
consanguinity or humanity. IN THE DAY; in the time of its calamity or
des...
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Psalms 137:7 Remember H2142 (H8798) LORD H3068 sons H1121 Edom H123
day H3117 Jerusalem H3389 said H559 ...
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EDOM
See (Jeremiah 49:7); (Lamentations 4:22); (Ezekiel 25:12); (Obadiah
1:1); ...
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Psalms 137:1. _By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we
wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in
the midst thereof._
Babylon was full of canals and rivers; t...
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CONTENTS: Lamentation over the sad condition of God's people in
captivity.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Those who are glad at the calamities that sometimes in
God's providence come to His people, sh...
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This psalm has no title, but it was evidently composed in Babylon; and
it would seem from the latter part, only a little while before Cyrus
took the city. It was probably composed by the prophet Hagga...
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_Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem._
IMPRECATION AGAINST THE ENEMIES OF THE CHURCH
1. False brethren are the chief instruments of persecution of the true
members of the...
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_By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea,_ we wept.
THE TEARS OF MEMORY AND THE CRY FOR VENGEANCE
I. The tears of memory (Psalms 137:1).
1. Their sorrow had reference to the loss of the hi...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 137:1. This community lament remembers
the Babylonian captivity. It provides words by which the returned
exiles can express their loyalty to Jerusalem and pray that God woul...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 137:7 The recollection of these hurtful taunts
leads to a prayer that God will REMEMBER the deeds of his people’s
enemies. These are represented here by the EDOMITES and the...
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INTRODUCTION
“There can be no doubt whatever,” says Perowne, “as to the time
when this Psalm was written. It expresses the feeling of an exile who
has but just returned from the land of his captivity....
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EXPOSITION
"THE most direct and striking reminiscence of the Babylonish exile in
the whole Psalter" (Professor Alexander). The psalm divides into two
parts. First, we are given a picture of the unhapp...
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Psa 137:1-9 is a psalm of captivity written many years after David's
time, written by one of those who were captive in Babylon.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we
remem...
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1 Samuel 15:2; Exodus 17:14; Ezekiel 25:12; Hosea 7:2; Isaiah 63:1;...
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The day — In the time of its destruction....