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How Shall We Sing? Psalm 137 in Historical and Canonical Context

How Shall We Sing? Psalm 137 in Historical and Canonical Context 35 How Shall We Sing? Psalm 137 in Historical and Canonical Context Christopher B. Hays Emory University chays@emory. edu On Sept 12, 2001, a diverse group of Christian leaders gathered [at Princeton Theological Seminary] and was invited to share scripture passages to which they had turned in that time of stress and turmoil after the destruc- tion of the World Trade Center. The selections varied widely, from psalms of comfort to Romans 12:19-21. And then a woman raised up her voice and haltingly read the . end of Psalm 137: "Happy shall they be who pay you back . what you have done to us! Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them against the rock!" A longer- than-usual pause followed. The reaction in the room was hard to read, but it turns out that the psalm captured the . mood of a large segment of the American body politic, as the aggressive policies of the present administration were ratified in the last presidential election. Resistance in the Middle East has become increasingly violent in response to the U.S. presence there, and so the nation finds itself ' caught up more and more in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Horizons in Biblical Theology Brill

How Shall We Sing? Psalm 137 in Historical and Canonical Context

Hays, Christopher B.
Horizons in Biblical Theology , Volume 27 (1): 35 – Jan 1, 2005
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© 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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35 How Shall We Sing? Psalm 137 in Historical and Canonical Context Christopher B. Hays Emory University chays@emory. edu On Sept 12, 2001, a diverse group of Christian leaders gathered [at Princeton Theological Seminary] and was invited to share scripture passages to which they had turned in that time of stress and turmoil after the destruc- tion of the World Trade Center. The selections varied widely, from psalms of comfort to Romans 12:19-21. And then a woman raised up her voice and haltingly read the . end of Psalm 137: "Happy shall they be who pay you back . what you have done to us! Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them against the rock!" A longer- than-usual pause followed. The reaction in the room was hard to read, but it turns out that the psalm captured the . mood of a large segment of the American body politic, as the aggressive policies of the present administration were ratified in the last presidential election. Resistance in the Middle East has become increasingly violent in response to the U.S. presence there, and so the nation finds itself ' caught up more and more in

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