In particular I am hoping Jesse will clear up what verse 9 actually means:
Of course, that is in English, and apparently not at all accurate, however, the Hebrew can be seen here:
http://biblehub.com/text/psalms/137-9.htm
I am just an ignorant atheist, but to me the Bible is saying that God blesses people who smash kids against rocks. Not just any kids, of course - there is a right time and a wrong time for everything. But sometimes it is right to smash kids on rocks. I have to confess to being ignorant of ANE languages, and the true meaning of this Psalm eludes me - or so Jesse assures me. Thankfully Jesse is rather more knowledgeable about these things (as he points out here), so I am sure he will be able to explain this for me.
Psalm 137: 9 How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones
Against the rock.
Against the rock.
http://biblehub.com/text/psalms/137-9.htm
I am just an ignorant atheist, but to me the Bible is saying that God blesses people who smash kids against rocks. Not just any kids, of course - there is a right time and a wrong time for everything. But sometimes it is right to smash kids on rocks. I have to confess to being ignorant of ANE languages, and the true meaning of this Psalm eludes me - or so Jesse assures me. Thankfully Jesse is rather more knowledgeable about these things (as he points out here), so I am sure he will be able to explain this for me.
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