Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Psalms 137?
Psalms 137 opens with these words: “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.” The line to keep is Psalms 137:3: “For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”” Carry the word “captive” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Psalms 137:3: “For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”” What happens first in Psalms 137?
Psalms 137:3
“For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!””
Psalms 137:3
“For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!””
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Practice Psalms 137:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Forthere,thosewholeduscaptiveusforsongs.Thosewhotormentedussongsofjoy:“SingusoneoftheofZion!”