Psalm 137:3

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.

Cross-references

Psalm 123:3 Parallel

Psalm 123:3 cries out for mercy from contempt — the same contempt the captors show by demanding songs here.

Psalm 123:4 Parallel

Psalm 123:4 continues the theme: scorn from the proud mirrors the captors' taunting demand for a song.

Psalm 9:14 Contrast

Psalm 9:14 expresses joy in Zion's gates—in contrast to the forced, mocking request for songs of Zion in exile.

Psalm 79:1 Historical context

Psalm 79:1 laments the temple defiled and Jerusalem ruined — the same disaster that led to the mockery here.

Nehemiah 4:2 records Sanballat mocking the Jews — similar to the captors' mockery in demanding songs here.

In Revelation 14:1-3, the redeemed sing a new song before the Lamb — contrasting the captors' demand for songs of Zion in a foreign land.

Micah 3:12 Prophetic fulfillment

Micah 3:12 prophesies Zion's ruin, directly explaining why the exiles are taunted—the city they sang of is now a heap of ruins.

Lamentations 2:16 shows enemies gloating over Jerusalem's fall — parallel to the captors' gloating demand for songs.

Lamentations 2:15 describes passersby mocking Jerusalem — just as captors here mock by asking for a song of Zion.

In Jeremiah 31:13, God promises to turn mourning into joy — a direct reversal of the forced mirth the captors demand here.

Jeremiah 31:12 prophesies singing on Zion's height in restoration—contrasting with the captors' demand for songs in exile.

Isaiah 51:11 repeats the promise of joyful return to Zion—offering hope against the exiles' mocking demand to sing.

Isaiah 35:10 promises the ransomed will return to Zion with singing—a hopeful contrast to the exiles' current forced songs of Zion.

Jeremiah 8:21 Related theme

In Jeremiah 8:21, Jeremiah laments over Judah's wound — sharing the same grief over exile as the psalmist.

In Lamentations 1:7, Jerusalem remembers former precious things while suffering — mirroring the exiles' memory of Zion's songs.

In Lamentations 3:14, the prophet becomes the object of taunt songs — the same mocking demand for songs that the exiles endure.

In Proverbs 25:20, singing to a heavy heart is like vinegar on soda — exactly the insensitive taunt the captors inflict here.

In 2 Chronicles 29:27, joyful temple worship begins with the Lord's song — contrasting the mockery of forced singing in exile.

Isaiah 26:1 Contrast

In Isaiah 26:1, a song of salvation will be sung in Judah — contrasting the forced song of Zion demanded in exile.

In Zephaniah 3:18, those who mourn over reproach are gathered — contrasting the forced merriment of the captors here.