For there those who carried us away captive - The Babylonians.

Required of us a song - Asked of us a song. The word does not e…

A song. —See the margin. The expression is generally regarded as redundant, but may be explained as in Psalm 105:27 (see the note …

As no cups except those that were taken out of God's holy house would do for Belshazzar when he wanted to make himself drunk, so no music would sui…

Then they that carried us away captive, etc. We can be certain that the Israelites were treated with cruel severity under this ba…

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a
song
Or, "words of a son…

Their enemies had carried the Jews captive from their own land. To complete their woes, they mocked them; they demanded from them mirth and a song.…