To: qam1
You willfully twist one sentence of one Psalm to fit your agenda.
Psalm 137 is a lament offered by a captive Jew who was carried away into a foreign land (Babylon). He honestly confronts God with his bitter disappointment at his and his nation's captivity, and longs for Jerusalem. He ends his angry song by stating his hope that Babylon would same day go through the same torment that they had inflicted on the Jews.
This is an angry prayer offered up to God, not a command FROM God. God never endorses the sentiment.
67 posted on
03/16/2004 7:09:16 AM PST by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: Skooz
Psalm 137 is a lament offered by a captive Jew who was carried away into a foreign land (Babylon). He honestly confronts God with his bitter disappointment at his and his nation's captivity, and longs for Jerusalem. He ends his angry song by stating his hope that Babylon would same day go through the same torment that they had inflicted on the Jews. This is an angry prayer offered up to God, not a command FROM God. God never endorses the sentiment.
Outstanding exegesis. Couldn't have put it better myself.
82 posted on
03/16/2004 8:42:17 AM PST by
BSunday
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