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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.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 137 of Psalms. Psalm 137 expresses the pain of the exiles in Babylon and the emotional impossibility of singing songs of Zion in a foreign land. Jerusalem remains the center of memory and identity even when the people have been displaced. The final section contains an imprecation connected with the violence suffered during Jerusalem’s fall. It should be read within the genre of lament and imprecation, as the expression of a traumatized people entrusting their desire for justice to God.
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Compare Psalms 137:3 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Deutsch · L1912 Denn dort hießen uns singen, die uns gefangen hielten, und in unserm Heulen fröhlich sein: "Singet uns ein Lied von Zion!"
Español · RVR1909 Y los que allí nos habían llevado cautivos nos pedían que cantásemos, Y los que nos habían desolado nos pedían alegría, diciendo:
Español · NTBT Porque allí nuestros captores nos pedían cantos, y quienes nos atormentaban nos pedían alegría: «¡Cántennos alguno de los cantos de Sión!».
Français · LSG Là, nos vainqueurs nous demandaient des chants, Et nos oppresseurs de la joie: Chantez-nous quelques-uns des cantiques de Sion!
Italiano · DIO1885 Benchè quelli che ci avevano menati in cattività Ci richiedessero quivi che cantassimo; E quelli che ci facevano urlar piangendo Ci richiedessero canzoni d’allegrezza, dicendo: Cantateci delle canzoni di Sion;
Português · ARC Pois lá aqueles que nos levaram cativos nos pediam uma canção; e os que nos destruíram, que os alegrássemos, dizendo: Cantai-nos uma das canções de Sião.
中文 · RCUV 擄掠我們的在那裏 要我們唱歌； 搶奪我們的要我們為他們作樂： 「給我們唱一首 錫安 的歌吧！」
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