'By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept' opens with some of the rawest grief in the whole Psalter, exiled musicians refusing to play their harps for captors demanding entertainment. 'How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange l...
Legal & Ethical<b>By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat</b> when we went down into exile, and Nebuchadnezzar asked them to sing for him as they used to sing on the stage.
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