Psalms 137:3

KJV

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

— Psalms 137:3, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Psalms Chapter 137 connects to 10 cross-references. A lament of Babylonian exiles who hung their harps on willows, unable to sing the Lord's song in a foreign land. Those who demand songs of Zion receive the mournful question 'How shall we sing?' The psalm ends controversially with …

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Other Translations

ASV

For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

YLT

For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers--joy: `Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'

BBE

For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

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