Psalms 137:3
“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.”
Psalms 137:3 — King James Version
Verse 3 of 9 in Psalms chapter 137 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Psalms 137:3 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “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!””
- American Standard Version
- “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.”
Psalms 137 — full chapter (King James Version)
By the rivers of , there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered . 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 . How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land? If I forget thee, O , let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not above my chief joy. Remember, O LORD, the children of in the day of ; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. O daughter of , who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.