Psalms 137 Bible Study Guide

Psalm 137 is a lament of the exiles by the rivers of Babylon. The psalm vividly depicts the sorrow of God's people who hung their harps on the willows and could not sing the Lord's song in a foreign land. Their captors demanded songs of joy, but the exiles could not sing. The psalm ends with the most difficult verses in the Psalter — a blessing on those who repay Babylon and who seize their infants and dash them against the rocks.