Psalm 137

[Jerwade]

Originally Posted by Pastor Al

Imagine yourself in a similar situation. You're homeland has been destroyed, all the children ruthlessly murdered. You, and the other able-bodied have been uprooted, relocated and are captives in slavery. While mourning over your losses, your captors taunt you to cheer up by singing songs praising your LORD and homeland while they laugh and mock. Overcome with emotion, you look forward to the day when God will recompense their evil with like kind.

This is what the psalmist is saying.

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[Joint heir with jesus]

Originally Posted by CRSTL13

Recently came across this first in Psalms---and have been confused by it since.

Psalm 137, Verse 9.

Happy is the one who seizes your infants
and dashes them against the rocks

Now, I know we need to examine the context in which this psalm applies to (being taken captive by Babylon I believe), but I was just curious to hear some feedback as to what exactly this Psalm is referring to.

Ps. 137:8-9 are a PROPHECY against Babylon. "O daughter of Babylon WHO ART TO BE DESTROYED,..."
This prophecy has been fulfilled. The Psalmist addresses his attention to the fall of Babylon, and then pronounces a blessing upon the ones who will bring this to fruition .
V's 7-8 before it prays for vengeance on the children of Edom who rejoiced in the fall of Jerusalem and demanded it to be completely destroyed, even to the foundation.

[DMalkausky]

Originally Posted by Shiloh1

Simple - PAYBACK IS A $%^& when YHWH judges you, and when he does, happy is the one who gets to smashes the little BABYlon babies against the rocks.

Wow you know I was reading about revenge I also like when Jesus taljs about the person tempting a new Christian. He says it would be better to put a stone around his neck and be thrown into the sea. My ex would give me drugs on purpose knowing I had a drug problem, this one man almost totally ruinedy life. Thank God I returned to the Lord and now I must let go of all anger towards gin so God can do His own thing and that isn't easy. I am still suffering for the wrong I did and rightfully so, but boy what this guy did!

[Matthew 4:4]

Originally Posted by CRSTL13

Recently came across this first in Psalms---and have been confused by it since.
Psalm 137, Verse 9.
Happy is the one who seizes your infants
and dashes them against the rocks
Now, I know we need to examine the context in which this psalm applies to (being taken captive by Babylon I believe), but I was just curious to hear some feedback as to what exactly this Psalm is referring to.

You might want to compare Isaiah 13 vs 14-19. The magnitude of that prophecy came true against Babylon.
So, the expression dashing of children of Psalm 137 v 9 is in connection to the family line or family name being wiped out.
By mentioning the children or little ones would mean No more descendants from those mocking God.