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The meaning is pretty obvious in context.
Ps 137 is a lament for Jerusalem after the Babylonians have invaded and destroyed it. Verses 7-9 make it explicit:
7 Remember, LORD, what the Edomites did
on the day Jerusalem fell.
“Tear it down,” they cried,
“tear it down to its foundations!”
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
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Roger Ellsworth in "Opening Up the Psalms" says not to pronounce the word:
The word ‘Selah’ appears seventy-four times in forty psalms. This word signifies a pause or interlude. It may have been used to inform musicians to change instruments or to call for both musicians and listeners to ponder the truth that had been sung. In the public reading of the ...
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Well, the Psalm doesn't look like it says anything about wrath. But if anyone starts wondering about that, point them to Matthew 5: 45, where Jesus points out that God "sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust," and also to John 9: 1-3, where Jesus explains that even when a disaster strikes a specific person, it's not necessarily an expression of God's ...
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TL; DR - essentially, it is a method of praising God and bringing him glory.
This article addresses the very issue:
There are two main things that we do when we bless the Lord. The first is synonymous with giving thanks and praise. Some translations actually say, “Give thanks to the Lord,” where others say, “Bless the Lord.” So, blessing the Lord is ...
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To me, the imagery from the psalm perfectly represents Christ's escape from the killings that were taking place shortly after his birth. The psalm pictures our soul's escape from sin through the destruction of the snare much the same way Joseph's vision foiled the trap that was laid for the Christ. That seems to give the why pretty well.
As for the when, I ...
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7 Remember, LORD, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. “Tear it down,” they cried, “tear it down to its foundations!” 8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us. 9 Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
In the entire psalm, the author ...
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