Abstract
In the first part of this article the authors discuss the physiology behind Ps 137:5-6, arguing that the poet describes a cerebro-vascular accident, or stroke, localized in the left side of the brain. Such a pathology results typically in paralysis of the right side of the body and speech deficits such as aphasia or apraxia. The psalmist utilized the metaphor of the stroke victim to evoke the emotional ties of exilic Israel to its capital city. In the second part of the article, various philological points are addressed
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