Psalms 137

Psalms 137:1

THe rivers] he hath a relation to certaine Cities in Caldea set down in the Histories; which were assigned to the Iewes for their habitation during the captivity, where they held their Synagogues, Schooles, and places to performe the worship of God in; and they were neer to the river Euphrates, in low and waie places.

Psalms 137:2

Wee] they seeme to be the words of the holy Leviticall singers which dwelt in those Cities [Vpon the willowes] those being wary countreys.

Psalms 137:3

Required of us] through a prophane curiositie, or in scorne [That wasted us] the Italian, that made us howle singing, as Isaiah 52:5. Or, that had wasted us, bringing our City and countrey as it were into heaps of ruines, Psal, 79. 1. Or, that had sacked us.

Psalms 137:5

If I forget] although we will not prophane the holy songs, to make these Idolaters pastime; and though we at this present so grieved at heart, that we cannot think upon singing; yet our desire and intent shall alwayes bee good whensoever the the Lord shall deliver us [Let my right hand] the Italian, if my right hand, with which I play upon these instruments.

Psalms 137:6

If I do not] if when it pleaseth God to deliver us and restore us, if I doe not shew it by my congratulating songs towards thee, and my songs of praises to God that the soveraign joy of my soule consist in thee.

Psalms 137:7

The children] who through an inbred hatred against the wes, joyned with the Babylonians, and did set them on to the totall destruction of Ierusalem, and maliciously rejoyced thereat, Lamentations 4:11. Ezech. 〈◊〉. 12. Obadiah 1:11.

Psalms 137:8

O daughter,] as much as to say, O thou Nation, O thou State, O thou Kingdome; see upon Psal. 9. 14. [Tho art to be] namely, according to the Prophecies, Isa. 13. 1. & 47. 1 Ier. 25, 12. & 50. 2 [Happy] as well for the honour which it will be to him to be executioner of Gods judgements upon his enemies, as for the blessing and recompence which he shall receive therefore, see Isa. 43. 113. 13.