let my tongue: Psalms 22:15; Isaiah 41:17; Lamentations 4:4; Ezekiel 3:26
if I prefer: Psalms 84:10; Matthew 6:33; Acts 20:24; Philippians 1:20; 1 Thessalonians 3:7-9
my chief joy: Heb. the head of my joy
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Psalms 137:6
Psalms 137:6
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with the daughter of Babylon; the people of God in tears, but sowing in
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"The psalm expresses the feelings of an exile who has but just returned from the land of his captivity."
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1. Brings after it the most…Psalms 137:1-9Psalms 137:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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