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Psalms 137:1

Psalms 137:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

am cir, 3463, bc cir, 541 (Title), The author of this beautiful and affecting elegy is unknown, but the occasion is evident; and it was most probably composed during, or near the close of, the captivity.

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