Psaumes 137:7-8 BDS

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 137:7

Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem ; rather, remember , O Lord , to the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem . "The day of Jerusalem" is the day of her fall, when Edom took part with her enemies, and rejoiced at her destruction (see Lamentations 4:21 , Lamentations 4:22 ; Ezekiel 25:12 ; Ezekiel 35:5 ; Obadiah 1:10-14 ). The psalmist prays God to "remember" this to Edom, and requite it upon her (comp. Psalms 132:1 , where the same expression... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 137:7-9

The bad moods of good people. The psalm closes with what must be regarded as the unrestrained utterance of over-excitement. The psalmist was in a bad mood; perhaps it did him good, and relieved undue strain, for him thus to utter his bad feelings. But no devices of explanation should be allowed to relieve our conviction that they were very bad and unworthy feelings; and for us the record can but be a warning against cherishing sentiments of vengeance. "Vengeance is mine; I will repay,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 137:8

O daughter of Babylon ; i . e . O nation of the Babylonians (comp. Isaiah 47:1 , Isaiah 47:5 ; Psalms 9:14 , etc.). Who art to be destroyed ; literally, thou desolated one . The desolation of Babylon began with its capture by Cyrus, but was not completed for many centuries. In the Archaemenian period it was one of the chief cities of the empire. Even under the Parthians it was still a flourishing town. But from the time of Isaiah's prophecy ( Isaiah 13:1-22 ) it was a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 137:7

Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom - The Edomites; the people of Idumea. On the situation of Edom or Idumea, see introductory notes to Isaiah 34:0.In the day of Jerusalem - In the day when Jerusalem shall be restored; in the day when punishment shall be inflicted on the nations that destroyed it; then, do not forget the Edomites, who took so large and so active a part in its overthrow. This is to be understood as a continued “remembrance” of Zion; as a purpose not to “forget” Jerusalem. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 137:8

O daughter of Babylon - That is, Babylon itself; the city of Babylon. On the word “daughter” as thus used, see the notes at Isaiah 1:8.Who art to be destroyed - Certainly to be destroyed; of whose destruction there are fixed and absolute prophecies. See the notes at Isaiah 13:19-22.Happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us - Margin, that recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us. Literally, “Happy shall he be who shall repay to thee the recompence which thou hast... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 137:7

Psalms 137:7 . Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom Their constant and inveterate enemies, who had no regard either to consanguinity or humanity, but, instead of pitying Jerusalem, as became kind neighbours and relations, were glad to see the day of its desolations; and encouraged their destroyers with their acclamations, saying, Rase it, rase it, &c. Hebrew, ערו ערו , make it bare, empty it, or lay it flat, even to the foundation thereof, or the ground on which it stands. Edom... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 137:8-9

Psalms 137:8-9. O daughter of Babylon By which he understands the city and empire of Babylon, and the people thereof, who art to be destroyed Who by God’s righteous and irrevocable sentence, art devoted to certain destruction, and whose destruction is particularly and circumstantially foretold by God’s holy prophets. For the subject of these two verses is the same with that of many chapters in Isaiah and Jeremiah; namely, the vengeance of Heaven executed upon Babylon by Cyrus, raised up... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 137:1-9

Psalms 137:0 Against the BabyloniansThe Israelites who first sang this song were captives in Babylon, working in a slave camp beside one of Babylon’s rivers. The Babylonian slave-masters tried to create some amusement for themselves (and some torment for their victims) by asking the downcast slaves to sing some of the merry songs of glorious Jerusalem (1-3). The cruel insults of the slave-masters pierce the hearts of the Israelites, because their beloved Jerusalem is in ruins. How can they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 137:7

children = sons. Edom. Genesis 27:39 , Genesis 27:40 was not fulfilled until the reign of Joram (2 Kings 8:20-23 . 2 Chronicles 21:8-10 (compare 1 Kings 22:47 ). From that time they were implacable enemies. day. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct) for what happened at the time ( App-6 ). Compare Job 18:20 . Hosea 1:11 .Joel 1:15 .Luke 17:22 , Luke 17:26 ; Luke 19:42 . 1 Corinthians 4:3 . Who said. The reference is to what they said , not to what they did ; to the encouragement... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 137:8

to be destroyed. Hezekiah must have been familiar with Isaiah's prophecies, who employs the very words of verses: Psalms 137:8 , Psalms 137:9 . (Isaiah 13:6 , Isaiah 13:16-18 ; Isaiah 21:9 ; Isaiah 47:14 , Isaiah 47:15 . Compare Nahum 3:10 .) Happy. See App-63 . for the Beatitudes of the Psalms. rewardeth. See notes above, which show that the "post-exilic" assumption involves insuperable difficulties if this Psalm is sundered from the contemporary prophecies of Isaiah (especially Psa 13:1-14... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 137:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 137:7-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 137:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 137:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 137:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 137:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 137:8-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 137:1-9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 137:7

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 137:8

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