Psalm 137
Psalm 137 Meaning
Psalm 137 is the grief of exiles who sat down by the rivers of Babylon and wept when they remembered Zion, hanging up their harps, unable to sing the LORD's song in a foreign land.
It is one of the most honest laments in Scripture, holding the raw pain and even the anger of a people torn from home.
Key verses from Psalm 137
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”
Psalm 137:1
“How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?”
Psalm 137:4
“If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.”
Psalm 137:5
“If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.”
Psalm 137:6
How Psalm 137 points to Jesus
Jesus entered the exile of a broken world and wept over Jerusalem. He is the one who brings the captives home and turns the song we could not sing into praise.