Psalms 137:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 137:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 137:3 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 137:3 — KJV
“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”
— Psalms 137:3 (KJV)
Psalms 137:3 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 137:3
“Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? steal...: Heb. hast stolen me”
Shares key themes with Psalms 137:3: away, song, mirth
“Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; bethink...: Heb. bring back to their heart”
Shares key themes with Psalms 137:3: carried, captive, saying
“Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; bethink...: Heb. bring back to their heart”
Shares key themes with Psalms 137:3: carried, captive, saying
“Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen”
Shares key themes with Psalms 137:3: carried, away, captive
“And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 137:3: carried, away, captive
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