Psalm 137:3

New King James Version

For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, And those who plundered us requested mirth, Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

Cross References

Luke 21:6

“These things which you see—the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.”

Micah 3:12

Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, And the mountain of the temple Like the bare hills of the forest.

Jeremiah 26:18

“Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Zion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, And the mountain of the temple Like the bare hills of the forest.” ’

Jeremiah 9:11

“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.”

Isaiah 35:10

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Psalm 80:6

You have made us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves.

Psalm 79:1

O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.

Psalm 65:1

Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed.

Psalm 9:14

That I may tell of all Your praise In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation.

Nehemiah 4:2

And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?”

1 Chronicles 16:7

On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the Lord:

Isaiah 51:11

So the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

1 Chronicles 15:27

David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

Proverbs 25:20

Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, And like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.