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Background
Psalm 137 is in the Deuteronomy Book of the Psalms (Psalms 107-150). These 44 Psalms, like the Book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, show God’s Word as the source of salvation, deliverance, and healing. This would be fully carried out in the life of the coming Messiah, the living Word, Jesus Christ. Psalm 137 describes the Psalmist’s great desire to return to Jerusalem, where the promised Messiah would one day accomplish man’s redemption and salvation.