Psalms 137:3

3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

Psalms 137:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 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.
ESV
3 For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"
NLT
3 For our captors demanded a song from us. Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn: “Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!”
MSG
3 That's where our captors demanded songs, sarcastic and mocking: "Sing us a happy Zion song!"
CSB
3 for our captors there asked us for songs, and our tormentors, for rejoicing: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."

Psalms 137:3 In-Context

1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
2 There on the poplars we hung our harps,
3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
4 How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 79:1-4; Lamentations 1:5
  • 2. S Job 30:9; Psalms 80:6
  • 3. Ezekiel 16:57; Ezekiel 22:4; Ezekiel 34:29
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