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| KEY VERSE: By the rivers of Babylon—there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. Psalm 137:1 FAITH STORY: Psalm 137:1-9 FAITH FOCUS: The people of Judah had been conquered by the Babylonians in the year 587 BCE. It was a terrible time, when the temple and almost all of Jerusalem was completely destroyed. 99% of the people were exiled to the land of Babylon. Many died along the way. To make matters worse, their captors mocked them, asking them to sing joyful songs about Jerusalem while they laughed at them. Psalm 137 is a song about all these troubles. In this song, the exiles express great anger—even to the point of killing their enemies’ babies. But in all their anger, they always leave the revenge to God. Continued... |
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