By the Rivers of Babylon: Grief, Exile, and Holy Longing (Psalm 137) | Charles Spurgeon
Deep Dive into The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon - Psalm 137Psalm 137 is a poignant elegy capturing the profound sorrow and fervent patriotism of the Jewish exiles during the Babylonian captivity. The composition opens with the captives sitting by the rivers of Babylon, weeping at the memory of Zion. Finding themselves in a foreign land and stripped of their homeland's joys, they hang their harps upon the willow trees, unable to find solace in the music that once filled the temple.The sorrow of the Israelites is compounded when their Babylonian captors cruelly demand that they sing…
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