The section beginning with "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart" is taken from the end of this psalm. Key Historical & Musical Features
The song features prominently in the 1972 cult classic film The Harder They Come , which helped introduce reggae music to a global audience.
The most prominent feature of the song "Rivers of Babylon" is its lyrics, which are . The song specifically fuses two different scriptures from the Old Testament:
The opening lines about sitting by the rivers and weeping for Zion come from this psalm, which describes the Jewish people's yearning during their Babylonian exile.
The section beginning with "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart" is taken from the end of this psalm. Key Historical & Musical Features
The song features prominently in the 1972 cult classic film The Harder They Come , which helped introduce reggae music to a global audience.
The most prominent feature of the song "Rivers of Babylon" is its lyrics, which are . The song specifically fuses two different scriptures from the Old Testament:
The opening lines about sitting by the rivers and weeping for Zion come from this psalm, which describes the Jewish people's yearning during their Babylonian exile.
