_The constancy of the Jews in captivity. The prophet curseth Edom and Babel._ THIS melancholy song, says Mr. Mudge, was composed by one of the captives, just upon their coming to Babylon: In it the author remembers his country with great affection, and the enemies of it, particularly Edom and Babylo... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY THAT WASTED US, &C.— Mudge renders this clause, _And our destroyers' mirth._... [ Continue Reading ]
LET MY RIGHT HAND FORGET HER CUNNING, &C.— There is nothing for _her cunning_ in the original. The plain meaning is, _"May my right hand forget to play_ upon the harp; _may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth,_ disenabling me from singing, _if I prefer not,_ or according to the original, _if I... [ Continue Reading ]
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 executed, is frequently called, emphatically, _the day._ See Obadiah 1:12; Obadiah 1:15 and Psalms 37:13. T... [ Continue Reading ]
O DAUGHTER OF BABYLON, &C.— _O daughter of Babylon, the destroyed;_ [not _Babylon the proud,_ as she now is; but Babylon the destroyed, for so she certainly shall be, when it comes to her turn;] _How happy he that shall,_ &c. The sense is, "God will give a prosperous success to the Persians and Mede... [ Continue Reading ]