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Psalm 137:1

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The opening of the exile psalm. The psalm ends nine verses later with a curse on Babylonian infants that is almost never quoted with it; readers should know the whole is there.

Facts
Passage
Text
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion. 1
Reference
Psalm 137:1 1
Reference Scheme
Book, Chapter, Verse 1
Translation
Translation
The Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1
Translator
American Revision Committee 1
Meaning
Theme
exile and memory 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Babylonians, Cultures

This source names Babylonians directly: "The opening of the exile psalm."

Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee

Concerns

Judaism, Religions

The defining text of the Babylonian exile.

Rastafari, Religions

Taken up in Rastafari as the song of Babylon and dispersion.

Passage Of

The Bible, Scriptures & Texts
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
Sources
1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text
American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901Psalm 137:1View the Source
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