Psalm 137:3

Contemporary English Version 1995

Our enemies had brought us here as their prisoners; now they wanted us to sing and entertain them. They insulted us and shouted, “Sing about Zion!”

Cross References

Luke 21:6

“Do you see these stones? The time is coming when not one of them will be left in place. They will all be knocked down.”

Micah 3:12

And so, because of you, Jerusalem will be plowed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.

Jeremiah 26:18

years ago when Hezekiah was king of Judah, a prophet named Micah from the town of Moresheth had said: “I, the Lord All-Powerful, say Jerusalem will be plowed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.”

Jeremiah 9:11

I heard the Lord reply, “When I am finished, Jerusalem and the towns of Judah will be piles of ruins where only jackals live.”

Isaiah 35:10

The people the Lord has rescued will come back singing as they enter Zion. Happiness will be a crown everyone will always wear. They will celebrate and shout because all sorrows and worries will be gone far away.

Psalm 80:6

Because of you, our enemies who live nearby laugh and joke about us.

Psalm 79:1

Our God, foreign nations have taken your land, disgraced your temple, and left Jerusalem in ruins.

Psalm 65:1

Our God, you deserve praise in Zion, where we keep our promises to you.

Psalm 9:14

and I will sing about you at the gate to Zion. I will be happy there because you rescued me.

Nehemiah 4:2

In front of his friends and the Samaritan army he said, “What is this feeble bunch of Jews trying to do? Are they going to rebuild the wall and offer sacrifices all in one day? Do they think they can make something out of this pile of scorched stones?”

1 Chronicles 16:7

That same day, David instructed Asaph and his relatives for the first time to sing these praises to the Lord:

Isaiah 51:11

Now those you have rescued will return to Jerusalem, singing on their way. They will be crowned with great happiness, never again to be burdened with sadness and sorrow.

1 Chronicles 15:27

David, the Levites, Chenaniah the music director, and all the musicians were wearing linen robes, and David was also wearing a linen cloth.

Proverbs 25:20

Singing to someone in deep sorrow is like pouring vinegar in an open cut.