Psalms 137

REFLECTIONS UPON PSALM CXXXVII.—The sins of God’s people often reduce them to great misery on earth. They are often taught the worth of ordinances by the want of them; and their temple songs are turned into howlings and grief. But cruel are the tender mercies of the wicked to God’s suffering saints. And it is base and blasphemous to insult them with their worshipping of God. Sacred songs ill suit the call or company of profane scoffers. That which is holy ought not to be given to dogs, nor pearls cast before swine. The interests of Jesus’ church and kingdom must ever be dearer to us than our life: and, if duty be once clear, nothing must deter us from it. Not seldom revenge, but holy zeal, must dictate our requests for the destruction of the church’s enemies. Mulicions and inhuman is their wickedness, and tremendous and correspondent is the punishment of it!