Verse 3
Psalms 137:3
Noah Webster Bible
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י שָׁ֨ם שְֽׁאֵל֪וּ/נוּ שׁוֹבֵ֡י/נוּ דִּבְרֵי שִׁ֭יר וְ/תוֹלָלֵ֣י/נוּ שִׂמְחָ֑ה שִׁ֥ירוּ לָ֝֗/נוּ מִ/שִּׁ֥יר צִיּֽוֹן
English Translation
For there, they asked us to sing the words of a song and to entertain us with joy; sing to us from the song of Zion.
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Chapter 137 Context
1
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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2
We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it.
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3
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4
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5
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8
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9
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