The Hebrew Psalms in English Verse
Psalm 137
Abraham Coles
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down;
When we thought upon Zion our tears gan to flow
We wept when we thought on her faded renown,
And remembered the days of the dear long ago.
2 We hanged up our harps on the willows, that seemed
With branches low bending to share in our grief;
Homesick and despondent, unceasingly streamed
Our fast flowing tears, which yet brought no relief.
3 Our captors unfeelingly asked of us songs,
And they that tormented us asked of us mirth;
"A song sing," they said, "that to Zion belongs,
A favorite song of the land of your birth."
4 But how can we sing the Lord's song in a land
Far from thee, O Jerusalem! strangers among?
5 If less than most dear I thee hold, let my hand
All its cunning forget, and be palsied my tongue!
7 Remember it, Lord, against Edom, who said
In the day of Jerusalem's utmost distress:
"Now raze it, now raze it, ev'n down to its bed!"
Who aided the foe, and who wished him success.
8 O daughter of Babylon! desolate made,
He happy shall be, who thy many proud mocks
And merciless doings shall thee have repaid,
9 Thy little ones dashing against the hard rocks.
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Poetry of the Psalms
The "Poetry of the Psalms" is a collection of poems expressing the struggles, fears, anger, joy and love revealed in the Psalms of the Bible. They were written over hundreds of years by various authors, including Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, George Burgess, Charles Spurgeon, Abraham Coles, Augustus Toplady, Tate and Brady.
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