Psalm 137
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- VII.XXII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- From Exposition on the Psalms. Augustine (354-430).
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes (c. 1599)
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.(c. 1700)
- From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2013.
- Psalm 137, Rev Bryan Jackson, Liberal Lectionary Resources, 2013.
- "How Do You Sing the Lord's Song?" Anna MacDonald Dobbs, Ekklesia Project, 2013.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 137, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2013.
- "The
Babylonian Shistem," Debbie Blue, The Hardest Question,
2010.
- "And for those of us who enjoy the privileges of Empire, how might we participate in its undoing?"
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Commentary, Psalm 137, Brad R. Braxton,
The African American Lectionary, 2008.
- "Let us be honest about the pain of oppression and ask if we are the oppressed, the oppressor, or both at the same time."
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The Old Testament Readings:
Psalm 137, Pentecost 19C. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "The psalm is clearly speaking about the exile, coming either from the very time of captivity in Babylon, or shortly after. The pain of the experience of exile in Babylon is not forgotten; it is very sharp indeed. We feel the pain of the psalmist through the words of the song."
- "Psalm 137: A Prayer," Steve Garnaas-Holmes, Unfolding Light, 2010.
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Psalm 137,
Joel Smeby, Lutheran Community of Grace,
Hopkins, MN, 2010.
- "No singing, but hope is alive by the waters of Babylon."
- "Surviving the Tough Times," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "Enemies in the Psalms," Steve Garnaas-Holmes, Unfolding Light, 2010.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Ahn, John, "Psalm 137: Complex Communal Laments,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brueggemann, Walter, "Conversations Among Exiles,"
The Christian Century, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Day, John N.,
"The Imprecatory Psalms and Christian Ethics," Bibliotheca Sacra,
2002. (Section on "Psalm 137:Curse against a National or Community Enemy"
begins on p. 173.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Halle, Morris, and John J. McCarthy, "The Metrical
Structure of Psalm 137," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1981.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lessing, Reed, "Broken Teeth, Bloody Baths, And Baby
Bashing: Is There Any Place in the Church for Imprecatory Psalms?"
Concordia Journal, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lowry, James S., "By the Waters of
Babylon," Journal for Preachers, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lyons, William John, "A Man of Honour, A Man of
Strength, A Man of Will? A Canonical Approach to Psalm 137,"
Didaskalia, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - McCord, James I., "The Lord's Song in a Strange
Land," Theology Today, 1964.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Murrell, Nathaniel Samuel, "Tuning Hebrew Psalms to
Reggae Rhythms: Rastas' Revolutionary Lamentations for Social Change,"
Cross Currents, 2000/01.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ogden, Graham S., "Prophetic Oracles against Foreign
Nations and Psalms of Communal Lament: The Relationship of Psalm 137 to
Jeremiah 49:7-22 and Obadiah," Journal for the Study of the Old
Testament, 1982.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Patton, John, PhD., "Pastoral Ministry in a Fractured
World," Journal of Pastoral Care, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Steussy, Marti J., "The Enemy in the
Psalms," Word & World, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Webb-Mitchell, Brett, "Pilgrims Lost in an Alien
Land," Theology Today, 1992.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Ahn, John, "Psalm 137: Complex Communal Laments,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2008.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- "Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land," The Rev. Dr. Steve A. Martin, Day 1, 2006.
- With Children:
- Drama:
- Liturgy:
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 137, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2013.
- Responsive Liturgical Paraphrase at The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
- The Seedbed Psalter, with selected tunes for singing.
- "Home Song," Brenton Prigge, New Song, 2013.
- "Rekindle," Brenton Prigge, New Song, 2013.
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 137. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- "Song of Exile," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry. See Terms of Use.
- Psalm 137, two settings by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Psalms
