Psalm 137

By the rivers of Babylon . . .
– we wept
– we hung up our lyres
– we remembered Zion
– How can we sing the Lord’s song on foreign soil?

This is the sad lament of the exile. Forced to live far from home, away from the people and places he loves. It is a sad, difficult, depressing place and way to live.

He refuses to play the lyre, or sing the songs. The songs, that could be balm for the heart-sick soul are nothing but painful because they are called for by the tormentors who destroyed your life and force you to live in exile.

It is good to remember this is not the end. The Lord will restore, redeem, and bring back the exile. There will be rejoicing in the House of the Lord again.

Pray for that day. Lord restore!

He will!