Psalms 137:7 - Exposition

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 is used in a good sense). Who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof ; i . e . "destroy the city utterly—leave not one stone upon another." The enmity between Edom and Israel was of the intensest character (see 1 Kings 11:15 , 1 Kings 11:16 ; 1 Chronicles 18:12 ; Jeremiah 49:7-22 ; Amos 1:11 , Amos 1:12 ; Malachi 1:3-5 ).