Psalm 137:3 - Easy To Read Version In Babylon, the people who captured us\par told us to sing.\par They told us to sing happy songs.\par They told us to sing songs about Zion. {\cf2\super [630]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For there they who led us captive required of us a song with words, and our tormentors and they who wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. American Standard Version (1901) For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. Common English Bible because that’s where our captors asked us to sing; our tormentors requested songs of joy: “Sing us a song about Zion!” they said. Catholic Public Domain Version On whatever day that I will call upon you: hear me. You will multiply virtue in my soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shall multiply strength in my soul. |
All the Levites that carried the Box of the Agreement wore robes made from fine linen. {\cf2\super [174]} Kenaniah, the man in charge of the singing, and all the singers had robes made from fine linen. David also wore a robe made from fine linen. And David also wore an ephod {\cf2\super [175]} made of fine linen.
This was when David first gave Asaph and his brothers the job of singing praises to the Lord.
Sanballat talked with his friends and the army at Samaria. He said, “What are these weak Jews doing? Do they think we will leave them alone? Do they think they will offer sacrifices? {\cf2\super [13]} Maybe they think they can finish building in only one day. They can’t bring stones back to life from these piles of trash and dirt. These are just piles of ashes and dirt!”
God on Zion, {\cf2\super [375]} I praise you.\par I give you the things I promised.\par
God, some people from other nations\par came to fight your people.\par Those people ruined your holy temple.\par They left Jerusalem in ruins.\par
You let us become something for our neighbors to fight about.\par Our enemies laugh at us.\par
Then, at the gates of Jerusalem,\par I can sing praises to you, Lord.\par I will be very happy\par because you saved me.”\par
Singing happy songs to a sad person is like taking away his clothes when he is cold. It is like mixing soda and vinegar.
God will make his people free! And those people will come back to him. The people will be happy when they come into Zion. {\cf2\super [333]} The people will be happy forever. Their happiness will be like a crown on their heads. Their gladness and joy will fill them completely. Sorrow and sadness will be gone far, far away.
The Lord will save his people.\par They will return to Zion {\cf2\super [419]} with joy.\par They will be very, very happy.\par Their happiness will be like\par a crown on their heads forever.\par They will be singing with joy.\par All sadness will be gone far away.\par
They said, “Micah the prophet was from the city of Moresheth. Micah was a prophet during the time that Hezekiah was king of Judah. Micah said these things to all the people of Judah:
“I (the Lord) will make the city of Jerusalem\par a pile of garbage.\par It will be a home for jackals. {\cf2\super [75]} \par I will destroy the cities in the land of Judah,\par so no one will live there.”\par
\{Leaders,\} because of you,\par Zion {\cf2\super [45]} will be destroyed.\par It will become a plowed field.\par Jerusalem will become a pile of rocks.\par Temple Mount will be an empty hill {\cf2\super [46]} overgrown with bushes.\par
But Jesus said, “The time will come when all that you see here will be destroyed. Every stone \{of these buildings\} will be thrown down to the ground. Not one stone will be left on another!”