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On the willows in the midst of it, We hung up our harps.
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The Silence of Worship
Commentators explain that hanging the harps was a powerful symbol of the Israelites' profound grief. The very instruments used for joyful praise to God in the Temple were now silent, showing that their sorrow was so deep it choked out their worship. This act represented the suspension of their most cherished religious expression during their exile.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
We hanged our harps upon the willows - The harps once used to accompany the songs of praise and the service of God in the temple; t…
19th Century
Anglican
Willows. —It is perhaps not necessary to attempt to identify the trees mentioned in this verse, since the touching picture may onl…
Baptist
Babylon was full of canals and rivers; the captive Israelites sought out lonely places where they might be away from their oppressors and, in the c…
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16th Century
Protestant
We hanged our harps upon the willows. He deplores the suspension of the songs of praise, which God had commanded in his Temple. The Levite…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof . ] These were musical instruments, used in the temple ser…
Their enemies had carried the Jews captive from their own land. To complete their woes, they mocked them; they demanded from them mirth and a song.…
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