Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:religion |
| gptkbp:attributedTo |
The exiles in Babylon
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| gptkbp:book |
gptkb:Book_of_Psalms
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| gptkbp:category |
Communal lament
Imprecatory psalm |
| gptkbp:containsVerse |
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. |
| gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Old_Testament |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Psalm 137
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:literature
gptkb:Rivers_of_Babylon_(song) Classical music compositions |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Hebrew
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| gptkbp:liturgicalUse |
gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Christian_liturgy |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Expression of grief over Jerusalem's destruction
Imprecation against Babylon |
| gptkbp:numberInPsalms |
137
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| gptkbp:openingLine |
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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| gptkbp:referencedIn |
gptkb:Revelation_18:6
Popular culture |
| gptkbp:structure |
9 verses
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| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Exile
gptkb:Babylonian_captivity Longing for Jerusalem |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Psalms_107–150
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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