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Psalm 137:7
Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”
5If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
6Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”
8Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.
9Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.
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Edom’s cry to raze Jerusalem reaches even its foundation, exposing the cruelty of cheering destruction and the longing for God to hold it to account.
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Lamentations 4:21–22Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz. The cup will pass through to you also. You will be drunken, and will make yourself naked.Edom faces an appeal for judgment in the psalm and a warning that the cup will pass to it in Lamentations.
Isaiah 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? Who is this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is …Edom is named in both passages: the psalm recalls its cry against Jerusalem; Isaiah describes a mighty figure coming from Edom.
Genesis 8:1God remembered Noah, all the animals, and all the livestock that were with him in the ship; and God made a wind to pass over the earth. The waters subsided.The psalm asks God to remember wrongdoing; Genesis describes God remembering Noah and acting to make the floodwaters subside.
Ezekiel 25:12–14“‘The Lord GOD says: “Because Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and taken revenge on them,”Both passages name Edom’s hostility toward Judah: the psalm records its destructive cry, while Ezekiel names its acts of vengeance.
Ezekiel 35:5“‘“Because you have had a perpetual hostility, and have given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time …Both passages describe hostility during calamity: Edom urges Jerusalem’s destruction, while Ezekiel names the handing of Israel over to the sword.
Jeremiah 49:7–22Of Edom, the LORD of Armies says: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?Both passages concern Edom, though the psalm names its cruelty and Jeremiah’s opening words question the wisdom remaining in Teman.
Obadiah 1:10–14For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.The psalm records a demand for Jerusalem’s destruction; Obadiah announces judgment for violence against Jacob.
Psalm 74:18Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, LORD. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.Both prayers ask the LORD to remember an enemy’s words: Edom’s demand for destruction and the mockery of God’s name.
1 Samuel 15:2The LORD of Armies says, ‘I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way when he came up out of Egypt.The psalm asks the LORD to remember Edom’s hostility; in Samuel, the LORD declares that he remembers Amalek’s opposition to Israel.
Habakkuk 3:13You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to …The psalm appeals to God against Jerusalem’s enemies; Habakkuk describes God striking wickedness to save his people.
Amos 1:11The LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast …Both passages name Edom’s cruelty: the psalm records its demand for destruction, and Amos describes pursuit with the sword without pity.
Ezekiel 35:2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,Both passages direct words against a named people or place: Edom in the psalm and Mount Seir in Ezekiel.
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The demand for Jerusalem’s destruction is named without softening its cruelty. This prayer brings the charge before YHWH; it gives you no command to carry out revenge.
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