What was the reaction of the Jewish exiles in Babylon as described in Psalm 137?
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Correct answer: They wept by the rivers of Babylon when they remembered Zion
Psalm 137 is a lament expressing the deep sorrow of the captives. They hung their harps on the poplars, unable to sing the 'songs of the Lord' in a foreign land.
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