Praying The Pslams... when Remembering, Psalm 137 - Tony Finch sermon at Canley Community Church

1. Psalm 137
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept as
we remembered Zion.

2. Psalm 137
• Mourning their captivity and their treatment.
• Remembering Zion with affection.
• Minds full of vengeance.

3. • It was not so much ‘How can we sing when we
are in so much sorrow’ but ‘It is the Lord’s song –
we dare not sing it among idolaters.’
Matthew Henry
Joyful songs would imply forgetfulness of their
desolate homes and destroyed church.

4. • God walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the
evening.
• The Tabernacle signified the presence of God.
• The Temple – the place where God dwelt.
• Then Jesus came and dwelt with us!
• Acts 17:24

5. • Peter in prison – Jesus was there.
• Paul and Silas in prison – Jesus was there.
• Richard Wurmbrand in prison – Jesus was there.
• A Christian can never be in solitary confinement!

6. Remember - Forget
• Forgetting what is behind. Philippians 3:13
• Forget the former things. Isaiah 43:18
• We tend to remember the things we should
forget and forget the things that we should
remember.

7. Remember
• Remember the things he has done.
1Chronicles 16:12
• I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes I will
remember your miracles of long ago. Psalm
77:11
• Remember the Lord’s death until he comes.

8. Reasons to remember.
• Spiritual Uplift.
• Faith boost.
• Thankful Spirit.
• A better perspective – God is still on the throne.

9. Other reasons to remember?
• The mess that you are in may be the result of sin
or rebellion.
• Or a gradual drifting away.
• Take me back!

10. Psalm 137: 7-9
• Vengeance is mine, says the Lord.
• It is mine to avenge, I will repay, says the Lord.
Romans 12: 19

11. Conclusion/Summary
• Remember and rejoice.
• Remember and be restored.
• Remember and return.
• Remember and repent.
• Remember and let Him deal with those who harm
you.

12. •Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that
is within me, bless his Holy Name.
•He has done great things.