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Psalms 137:8 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Psalms 137:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 137 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. destroyed: Heb. wasted rewardeth: Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst to us”
Psalms 137:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 137:8
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. This imprecatory psalm verse expresses intense desire for divine justice against Babylon. "Daughter of Babylon" (bat-bavel, בַּת־בָּבֶל) personifies the city and empire as a woman, a common biblical metaphor (Isaiah 47:1). "Who art to be destroyed" (hashedudah, הַשְּׁדוּדָה) is passive participle, meaning "the devastated one"—prophetically certain though future."Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us" invokes lex talionis (law of retaliation)—"eye for eye, tooth...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 137:8
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“and repay her double as she did”
“when seventy years are accomplished”
“and say”
“a second angel”
“and sit in the dust”
“it comes from the wilderness”
“which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw:”
“and a two-edged sword in their hand;”
“concerning the land of the Chaldeans”
“'He is my shepherd”