Psalm 137:9
“Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. ”
KJV
Read in Psalm 137Meaning
The final line exposes the extremity of trauma and retaliatory rage; it is not a moral command to harm children.
Read carefully
the line voices retaliatory rage in trauma poetry; it must not be turned into approval or instruction to harm children.
Reflection
The final line exposes the extremity of trauma and retaliatory rage; it is not a moral command to harm children.