Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown (1871). Conservative evangelical (Church of Scotland and Anglican); concise and critical.
This Psalm records the mourning of the captive Israelites, and a prayer and prediction respecting the destruction of their enemies. (Psa 137:1-9)
rivers of Babylon — the name of the city used for the whole country.
remembered Zion — or, Jerusalem, as in Psa 132:13.
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Psalms 135
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown (1871). Conservative evangelical (Church of Scotland and Anglican); concise and critical.
Introduction to chapter 135
This Psalm records the mourning of the captive Israelites, and a prayer and prediction respecting the destruction of their enemies. (Psa 137:1-9)
rivers of Babylon — the name of the city used for the whole country.
remembered Zion — or, Jerusalem, as in Psa 132:13.
Public domain text from the HelloAO Free Use Bible API. Bible references link to the King James text.