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Psalms 137:3

137:2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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. a song: Heb. the words of a song wasted: Heb. laid us on heaps

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For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

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.

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.

137:4 How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? strange: Heb. land of a stranger?

What does Psalms 137:3 mean?

Psalms 137:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁבָה (shâbâh), שָׁאַל (shâʼal), דָּבָר (dâbâr).

Hebrew interlinear

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For
there
they
that
carried
us
away
captiveשָׁבָהshâbâh/shaw-baw'/H7617to transport into captivity
requiredשָׁאַלshâʼal/shaw-al'/H7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
of
us
a
song;דָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
and
they
that
wastedתּוֹלָלtôwlâl/to-lawl'/H8437causing to howl, i.e. an oppressor
us
required
of
us
mirth,שִׂמְחָהsimchâh/sim-khaw'/H8057blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
saying,
Singשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7891to sing
us
one
of
the
songsשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7892a song; abstractly, singing
of
Zion.צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
a
song:
Heb.
the
words
of
a
song
wasted:
Heb.
laid
us
on
heaps

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 137:3.

1 Chronicles 15:16

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

1 Samuel 18:6

And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. Philistine: or, Philistines instruments: Heb. three stringed instruments

2 Chronicles 23:13

And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. Treason: Heb. Conspiracy

2 Chronicles 23:18

Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David. as it was: Heb. by the hands of David

Judges 5:12

Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

Nehemiah 12:27

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

Nehemiah 12:46

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

Numbers 21:17

Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: Spring: Heb. Ascend sing: or, answer

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 137:3 say?

Psalms 137:3 (King James Version) reads: "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. a song: Heb. the words of a song wasted: Heb. laid us on heaps"

Is Psalms 137:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 137:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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