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It treats Psalm 137 as an imprecatory psalm and contrasts liberal criticism that rejects difficult passages with conservative commitment to study Scripture “from cover to cover.” It then explains Psalm 137 as an unusual historical bridge over the “Grand Canyon” of silence during Babylonian captivity, concluding with the central question of how to sing the LORD’s song in a strange land.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":45,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/religion-spirituality/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/singing-the-lords-song-in-a-strange-land/412379/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/singing-the-lords-song-in-a-strange-land/412379.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"anakgang17","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-15","2026-09-28",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":44},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What does “STOP - Look - Listen” represent in the discussion of Psalm 137?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"“STOP” introduces Psalm 137 as an imprecatory psalm that should not be ignored; “LOOK” focuses on its unusual historical role as a bridge; “LISTEN” centers on the question of how to sing the LORD’s song in a strange land.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"Why does the author call Psalm 137 historical even though other records omit the captivity period?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"The author notes that major historical books do not record the nation’s seventy years in Babylon. 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 \nAPRIL,1972  \nPsalm 137  \nReading through the book of Psalms is like driving ona divided highway through some lovely section of thecountryside.We pass through new and beautiful scenerywith a spectacular landscape on each side.  \nThe beginning of each Psalm is like coming to anintersection.We casually observe the highway marker,but we proceed at the same speed,and we have the feel-ing of sameness.On each side of the highway markerthe view is very much the same.That is true especiallyafter we leave Psalm 119.We go through a section ofPsalms that have a great sameness.In fact,they arecalled Pilgrim Psalms.As we are traveling along thehighway all of a sudden we come to Psalm 137.Whenwe come to this Psalm we begin to slow down because wesee down the highway that three flares have been throwndown.In fact,these three flares are telling us to Stop -Look -Listen.  \nBy way of introduction will you note these three flares.The first one is marked STOP.  \nAs we come to this Psalm we find that it is designatedan imprecatory Psalm.Somebody says,“Well,a flarewith that word on it wouldn't make me stop because Iwouldn't know what it meant anyway.”May I say toyou that imprecatory simply means that it is a Psalmthat pronounces a curse.It is a Psalm that voices a pray-er or a wish for vengeance.Listen to this concludingverse:\"Happy shall he be,that taketh and dasheth thylittle ones against the stones”!That is a red flare,letme tell you!It is a shocker,and it causes a great deal ofdifficulty.Many folk detour around it.In fact,it wouldbe very easy for me to avoid it,but I feel that this Psalmis one that we should stop and look at.  \nThere are several ways men have of dealing with thisPsalm.The liberal critics deal with it very simply:theyreject it.They say that it does not belong in the Bible.It expresses feelings that are contrary to what they thinkit ought to say.Therefore they reject it.Of course themethod of the higher critic is to take out of the Biblewhat he likes and reject what he does not like.He is likea simple-minded country boy who bought a cow.Afterhe had bought the cow he learned it cost something tofeed the front end of the cow,but he got the milk fromthe back end of the cow.He decided to concentrate onthe back end,and forget about the front end so he couldmake more money.You know what happened—his cowdied.But he was a 'higher critic.'Higher critics takewhat they like and reject what they do not like.This  \nphilosophy does not satisfy,nor does it solve the prob-lem at all.  \nThen there is another way of dealing with this.Thereare those who say,in a naive sort of way,\"I believe theBible from cover to cover”- yet they are ignorant ofwhat is between the covers!This is the reason those ofus who are conservative are accused of being anti-intel-lectual.Multitudes of conservative folk claim to believethe Bible but are ignorant of it.This is the reason I putsuch an emphasis on teaching the Word of God.It is onething to say you believe it;it is another thing to knowwhat it says.  \nThis leads us to the third viewpoint.It is to believe theBible from cover to cover,and attempt to understand it.It is to determine what God's meaning is,to discoverwhat He had in mind when He recorded certain things.I want to know what I am believing,and be able to givea reason for the hope that is in me.Therefore with thisattitude let us come to Psalm 137,an imprecatory Psalm.Although it expresses something here that sounds veryterrible on the surface,let's look at it today and see whatit really says.  \nThe second flare tells us not only to stop,but to LOOK.That is,Psalm 137 deals with a particular portion of thehistory of God's chosen people.It is an historical Psalm—which is very unusual.The historical books of the OldTestament do not record the history of the nation Israelduring the seventy","cbCaipEfIX2OItlM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipEfIX2OItlM","pdf",1628398,28,"English","# Psalm 137 as a “Stop” signal\n## Imprecatory meaning and the problem it raises\n# “Look” — Psalm 137 as a historical bridge\n## The silence of the seventy years in captivity\n# “Listen” — singing the LORD’s song in a strange land\n## The question and required conditions","[{\"question\":\"What does “STOP - Look - Listen” represent in the discussion of Psalm 137?\",\"answer\":\"“STOP” introduces Psalm 137 as an imprecatory psalm that should not be ignored; “LOOK” focuses on its unusual historical role as a bridge; “LISTEN” centers on the question of how to sing the LORD’s song in a strange land.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the author call Psalm 137 historical even though other records omit the captivity period?\",\"answer\":\"The author notes that major historical books do not record the nation’s seventy years in Babylon. 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