Religion

struggle4progress

(120,241 posts) Sat Apr 25, 2020, 11:14 PM Apr 2020

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

But 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.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+137&version=KJV

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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 2020 OP

The music: The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #1

Lovely! And it's such a pleasure to watch those singers move! struggle4progress Apr 2020 #2

Rivers of Babylon-The Melodians comradebillyboy Apr 2020 #3

They're really good! struggle4progress Apr 2020 #5

Don McLean did an excellent version. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #4

Thanks! struggle4progress Apr 2020 #6

You are welcome! PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #7

. struggle4progress Apr 2020 #14

Thank you so much for that. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #16

Is that the same song that talks about bashing the heads of infant babylonians against a rock... uriel1972 Apr 2020 #8

It is - final 3 verses: muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 #10

It's an old song in the voice of people conquered and carried off in captivity as slaves struggle4progress Apr 2020 #12

My intention was to highlight the cherry picking... uriel1972 Apr 2020 #17

Linda Rondstadt - Rivers of Babylon steventh Apr 2020 #9

Excellent! struggle4progress Apr 2020 #13

I love the Godspell version--On the Willows tanyev Apr 2020 #11

Great! Thanks! struggle4progress Apr 2020 #15

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,821 posts)

1. The music:

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 11:16 PM

Apr 2020

struggle4progress

(120,241 posts)

2. Lovely! And it's such a pleasure to watch those singers move!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 11:19 PM

Apr 2020

comradebillyboy

(10,467 posts)

3. Rivers of Babylon-The Melodians

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 11:51 PM

Apr 2020

struggle4progress

(120,241 posts)

5. They're really good!

Reply to comradebillyboy (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 01:08 AM

Apr 2020

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)

4. Don McLean did an excellent version.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 12:08 AM

Apr 2020

struggle4progress

(120,241 posts)

6. Thanks!

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 01:09 AM

Apr 2020

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)

7. You are welcome!

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 01:23 AM

Apr 2020

struggle4progress

(120,241 posts)

14. .

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 01:57 PM

Apr 2020

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)

16. Thank you so much for that.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #14)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 10:25 PM

Apr 2020

It's incredibly beautiful.

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

8. Is that the same song that talks about bashing the heads of infant babylonians against a rock...

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 04:38 AM

Apr 2020

or is that another psalm... not everything in the Bible is beautiful or worthy.

muriel_volestrangler

(102,476 posts)

10. It is - final 3 verses:

Reply to uriel1972 (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 07:34 AM

Apr 2020

Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

It's a revenge psalm.

struggle4progress

(120,241 posts)

12. It's an old song in the voice of people conquered and carried off in captivity as slaves

Reply to uriel1972 (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 01:46 PM

Apr 2020

It's a credible reflection on how people react to such circumstances

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

17. My intention was to highlight the cherry picking...

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #12)

Mon Apr 27, 2020, 06:19 AM

Apr 2020

Bashing out the brains of infants is not beautiful or heartwarming no matter the circumstances it was written under trying to gloss over it is not honest.