KJVFor 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.
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.
for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”
For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers--joy: `Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail [required] mirth, [saying,] Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion.
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down I have elsewhere said, that it is a great mistake to suppose that it is David who here prophetically apprises the people of God of the captivity which should come upon them. The Prophets in speaking of future events employ…