Verse 3

Psalms 137:3

Noah Webster Bible

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.
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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 137 Context
1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Focus ↗
2 We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it. Focus ↗
3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required...
4 How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a foreign land? Focus ↗
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her skill . Focus ↗
6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem a... Focus ↗
7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it , raze it , even t... Focus ↗
8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be , that rewardeth thee as thou hast... Focus ↗
9 Happy shall he be , that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Psalms
Chapter
Chapter 137 (9 verses)
Version
Noah Webster Bible
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