Psalm 137:3

It was there that those who had captured us demanded that we sing. Those who guarded us wanted us to entertain them. They said: Sing a song from Zion for us!

1 Chronicles 15:27

David was dressed in a fine linen robe, as were all the Levites who carried the Ark, the Levites who were singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of the musicians' prophetic songs. David also wore a linen ephod.

1 Chronicles 16:7

For the first time David entrusted Asaph and his relatives with the task of singing songs of thanks to Jehovah:

Nehemiah 4:2

And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said: What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they make themselves strong? Will they make offerings? Will they get the work done in a day? Will they make the stones that have been burned come again out of the dust?

Psalm 9:14

Let me stand before the people of Jerusalem and tell them all the things for which I praise you. I will rejoice because you saved me.

Psalm 65:1

([Psalm of David]) Let silence and praise come before you in Zion, O God. To you the vow will be performed.

Psalm 79:1

([Psalm of Asaph]) O God, the nations have invaded the land that belongs to you. They have dishonored (defiled) your holy temple. They have left Jerusalem in ruins.

Psalm 80:6

You made us a source of conflict to our neighbors. Our enemies make fun of us.

Psalm 123:3-4

Have mercy on us, O Jehovah, be gracious to us, for we are greatly filled with contempt.

Isaiah 35:10

They will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever. They will be forever free from sorrow and grief.

Isaiah 51:11

Jehovah's ransomed will return. They will enter Zion with singing! Everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Jeremiah 9:11

I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. It will be a gathering place of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolation, without inhabitant.

Jeremiah 26:18

Years ago when Hezekiah was king of Judah, a prophet named Micah from the town of Moresheth said: 'Jehovah of Hosts says, Jerusalem will be plowed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the Temple now stands.'

Jeremiah 31:12-13

They will come and shout for joy on top of Mount Zion. They will stream to it to enjoy Jehovah's blessings: fresh grain, new wine, olive oil, lambs and calves. Their lives will be like well-watered gardens, and they will never suffer again.

Lamentations 2:15-16

All who go by make a noise with their hands at you. They make hisses, shaking their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem. They say: Is this the town that was the crown of everything beautiful, the joy of all the earth?

Micah 3:12

It is your fault that Zion will be plowed like a field. Jerusalem will become heaps of ruin, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

Luke 21:6

Concerning these things you see, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Revelation 14:1-3

A Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

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Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

For there

Psalm 123:3
Have mercy on us, O Jehovah, be gracious to us, for we are greatly filled with contempt.
Lamentations 2:15
All who go by make a noise with their hands at you. They make hisses, shaking their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem. They say: Is this the town that was the crown of everything beautiful, the joy of all the earth?

Wasted us

Psalm 79:1
([Psalm of Asaph]) O God, the nations have invaded the land that belongs to you. They have dishonored (defiled) your holy temple. They have left Jerusalem in ruins.
Nehemiah 4:2
And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said: What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they make themselves strong? Will they make offerings? Will they get the work done in a day? Will they make the stones that have been burned come again out of the dust?
Jeremiah 9:11
I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. It will be a gathering place of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolation, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 26:18
Years ago when Hezekiah was king of Judah, a prophet named Micah from the town of Moresheth said: 'Jehovah of Hosts says, Jerusalem will be plowed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the Temple now stands.'
Micah 3:12
It is your fault that Zion will be plowed like a field. Jerusalem will become heaps of ruin, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
Luke 21:6
Concerning these things you see, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

The songs of zion

Psalm 9:14
Let me stand before the people of Jerusalem and tell them all the things for which I praise you. I will rejoice because you saved me.
Psalm 65:1
([Psalm of David]) Let silence and praise come before you in Zion, O God. To you the vow will be performed.
1 Chronicles 15:27
David was dressed in a fine linen robe, as were all the Levites who carried the Ark, the Levites who were singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of the musicians' prophetic songs. David also wore a linen ephod.
1 Chronicles 16:7
For the first time David entrusted Asaph and his relatives with the task of singing songs of thanks to Jehovah:
Isaiah 35:10
They will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever. They will be forever free from sorrow and grief.
Isaiah 51:11
Jehovah's ransomed will return. They will enter Zion with singing! Everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Jeremiah 31:12
They will come and shout for joy on top of Mount Zion. They will stream to it to enjoy Jehovah's blessings: fresh grain, new wine, olive oil, lambs and calves. Their lives will be like well-watered gardens, and they will never suffer again.
Revelation 14:1
A Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

General references

Job 30:31
Therefore my harp is turned to mourning, and my flute to the sound of those who weep.
Lamentations 3:14
I have become the laughingstock of all the peoples. I am their mocking song all the day.