Music

Yesterday I posted on Facebook about the well know reggae song and the psalm 137 it was based on.  Today I want to dive into that a little deeper.. I read through psalm 137 a few more times and looked at some newer translations (other than the one by the old English king). The psalm can be be broken into three sections.

... and all the joy within you dies. It was 1967 when Grace Slick belted out those lyrics. 1967 certainly was a pivotal year for me. My first daughter was born in April and 4 months later I packed up our young family and left our home town of Long Beach, NY and headed for the sunny shores of San Diego. I don't think I was fully aware of just how deep those lies ran for at least another year or so but when it hit home, it hit hard. Growing up in the 1950s we were all feed this beautiful fantasy about America, the land of the free and the home of the brave.