Question

the psalms are a unilateral conversation; readers see the prayers, but not the lords replies. this one - sidedness creates another array of problems for interpreting the imprecatory psalms. without gods response, the psalmists anger is inflected for both himself and the reading audience. moreover, there is no differentiation between divine wrath and human anger. there is ample evidence elsewhere in scripture that god is angered by injustice, but the psalms presume that he is angered by the private indignities suffered by the man rather than the irreverence of heathen nations or the transgressions of the israelites. in psalm 59, for example, the psalmist exclaims: god will let me see my desire upon my enemies. in this sense, the psalms are anthropopathic, as they suppose the lord feels the same way the psalmist does. this assumed homogeny between heavens action and one mans response to personal injustice could - and did - create a variety of moral and religious dilemmas when it came to exacting personal vengeance in the renaissance. a in his translation of psalm 137, john oldham adds the lines: their skulls and bones shall pave thy streets all oer / and fill thy glutted channels with their scattrd brains & gore. b in his commentary on psalm 137, st. augustine writes that the babylonian children symbolize evil desires at their birth. c edwin sandys translation substitutes the words cursed seed for the word children. d one anonymous translator of this psalm removes any mention of violence against children. e in his commentary on this psalm, calvin argues that the children of babylon represent forces that oppress the righteous.

Explanation:

El texto habla sobre interpretaciones de salmos imprecatorios, en particular del Salmo 137. Las opciones presentan diferentes enfoques en traducciones y comentarios de este salmo. La opción A agrega líneas violentes en la traducción; B y E son comentarios que asocian a los niños de Babilonia con conceptos negativos; C es una traducción que cambia una palabra. La opción D se destaca al omitir cualquier mención de violencia contra niños, lo cual se ajusta mejor a una tendencia a evitar contenido violento en la traducción.

Answer:

D. One anonymous translator of this psalm removes any mention of violence against children.