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In Judaism, Psalm 137 is associated with mourning for the Destruction.

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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.

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