New International Version:
1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
when we remembered Zion.
2 There on the poplars
we hung our harps,
3 for there our captors asked us for songs,
our tormentors demanded songs of joy;
they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"
4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord
while in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill .
6 May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem
my highest joy.
7 Remember, O Lord, what the Edomites did
on the day Jerusalem fell.
"Tear it down," they cried,
"tear it down to its foundations!"
8 O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is he who repays you
for what you have done to us-
9 he who seizes your infants
and dashes them against the rocks.
Psalm 9 is a lament Psalm.
The most quated psalm is psalm 23.
Psalm 23 is the most popular Psalm.
Psalm 91 has 16 verses and Psalm 100 has 5 verses. Psalm 91 is about how God protects us and Psalm 100 is about singing praises to the Lord.
Psalm 14 focuses on the way of the wicked. Psalm 15 focuses on the way of the righteous. It is a Psalm showing how a righteous person should live.
Psalm 137 is traditionally sung during the period of mourning and exile, such as Tisha B'Av, a Jewish day of fasting that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. It is a reflection on the experience of exile and the longing for return to the ancestral homeland.
Jewish tradition states that King David wrote Psalm 137 prophetically, foreseeing the exile in Babylon.
Boney M's song "Rivers of Babylon" is based on Psalm 137.
== == == == Ask him to interpret Psalm 137:9
The Psalms are in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), not in the Talmud.
It mourns the destruction of the Holy Temple.
Speaking of God's greatness (such as Psalm 8) Thanking God (Psalm 107) Beseeching God Telling of future events (Psalm 137) Telling of past events (Psalm 78) General principles (Psalm 1)
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Imprecatory Psalms are those in which the psalmist prays for judgment or punishment upon their enemies. They often express anger and a desire for justice, reflecting the psalmist's feelings of being wronged or oppressed. These psalms are a type of lament psalm, where the psalmist pours out their complaints and pleas to God.
Boney M did not actually write the lyrics which were written in that form by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of The Melodians. They in turn extracted the words primarily from Psalm 137 and also Psalm 19 in the Bible. This account captures the homesickness of the Israelites who were in captivity in Egypt.
The seven penitential psalms are Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143. These psalms are traditionally associated with repentance and seeking forgiveness from God.
Psalm 100 is known as a Psalm of joy and reverence. It is often called the "Psalm of Thanksgiving" because it focuses on praising God with joy and thankfulness for His steadfast love and faithfulness.