Psalm 137 Analysis

Psalm 137 is an explanation of how being away from ones' belief of sacred ground could give one the ability to be unsure of their faith or forget about the word of God. In this Psalm there is a land called Zion which is where people worshiped God and had strong beliefs. Captives came to their land  and captured them and took them Babylon. Babylon was a place where people were against God. When they were captured from Zion they hung their harps as an act of defiance from the captives to show them their home is Zion. This defiance shows that they would be willing to put up a fight for the word of God. As they were traveling they were told to sing a song of Zion but they did not understand how they could in a strange land. This showed that they may be losing some faith because God can be worshiped at any moment, time, or place. Throughout the Psalm they were realizing their loss of faith so they talked to Jerusalem to discuss punishments if they would ever forget the word of God. The hostages were so bent on saving their word that they reminded Jerusalem that Babylon kids were worthless and they should not live on. This shows that they that  should not question their faith even in a strange land and the work of God is not to be forgotten or not believed and any who does so should be pushed forth a rock.

This Psalm symbolizes strength because ones belief should be strong enough to hold onto faith. The tone of sadness and revenge in this Psalm shows that when one is taken away from their land it would make them think and appreciate what their surroundings are. "We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof "(verse 2). In this verse it shows that they are willing to stand their ground for their believes even though they did not have the ability to stop the captives from captioning them. They are seeking revenge among the children of Babylon to show that they will be punished for their actions and Jerusalem should keep that in mind. A theme in this psalm is that God is to always be remembered. This was chosen as a theme because in verse 6 they were saying that if he loses his memory in God that they should chop off his right arm because he shall not raise his right hand to God.

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