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Psalms 137:1
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
About Psalms 137:1
Psalms 137:1 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Babylon in the Bible, The Babylonian Exile in the Bible, and What the Bible Says About Captivity. Found in the poetry of Psalms, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Daniel 1:1
“In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.”
- Jeremiah 51:6
“Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.”
- Revelation 18:2
“And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.”
- Revelation 17:5
“And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”
- Daniel 4:30
“The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?”
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How to Apply Psalms 137:1
Meditate on Psalms 137:1 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Babylon in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.