Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Psalms 137:8
daughter of Babylon—the people (Psalms 9:13). Their destruction had been abundantly foretold (Isaiah 13:14; Jeremiah 51:23). For the terribleness of that destruction, God's righteous judgment, and not the passions of the chafed Israelites, was responsible.
Psalms 137:7-9
Remember . . . the children of Edom—(Compare Psalms 132:1), that is, to punish.
the day of Jerusalem—its downfall (Lamentations 4:21-22; Obadiah 1:11-13).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 137:8:
Psalms 137:1
Isaiah 13:16
Isaiah 52:13
Jeremiah 29:7
Jeremiah 50:15
Jeremiah 51:35
Lamentations 1:21
Amos 1:11
Micah 7:8
Zechariah 2:7
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