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Psalms 137:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

Psalms 137:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 137:1

Theological / Devotional

Rivers of Babylon. Babylon was known as the land of “many waters” (Jer. 51:13). The most important watercourse was the Euphrates, which has many tributaries. The captives had resorted to the banks of these streams.

We wept. The remembrance of the Holy City and especially of their Temple now in ruins made their hearts so sorrowful that they found it impossible to restrain their tears. To them there was no land like Canaan. It was a goodly land (Deut. 8:7–9). It held many precious memories for them.

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