Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 137

(Ezekiel 1:1–3)

1Byעַ֥ל'alH5921the riversנַהֲר֨וֹת׀na.ha.RotH5104of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894שָׁ֣םshamH8033we satיָ֭שַׁבְנוּYa.shav.nuH3427andגַּם־gam-H1571weptבָּכִ֑ינוּba.Khi.nuH1058when we rememberedבְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּbe.za.khe.Re.nuH2142אֶת־'et-H853Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2There onעַֽל־'al-H5921the willowsעֲרָבִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ'a.ra.Vim be.to.KhahH6155 H8432we hungתָּ֝לִ֗ינוּta.Li.nuH8518our harpsכִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ki.no.ro.Tei.nuH3658,

3forכִּ֤יkiH3588thereשָׁ֨םshamH8033our captorsשׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ דִּבְרֵי־sho.Vei.nu div.rei.Shi-H7617 H1697requestedשְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּshe.'e.Lu.nuH7592a songשִׁ֭ירShirH7892;our tormentors demandedוְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּve.to.la.Lei.nuH8437songs of joyשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057: “Singשִׁ֥ירוּShi.ruH7891usa songמִשִּׁ֥ירmi.ShirH7892of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.”

4Howאֵ֗יךְ'EikhH349can we singנָשִׁ֥ירna.ShirH7891אֶת־'et-H853a songשִׁיר־shir-H7892of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068inעַ֝֗ל'AlH5921a foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127?

5Ifאִֽם־'im-H518I forget youאֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ'esh.ka.ChekhH7911,O Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,may my right handיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH3225cease to functionתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911.

6May my tongueלְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀le.sho.NiH3956clingתִּדְבַּ֥ק־tid.Bak-H1692to the roof of my mouthלְחִכִּי֮le.chi.KiH2441ifאִם־'im-H518I do notלֹ֪אlo'H3808remember youאֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי'ez.ke.Re.khiH2142,ifאִם־'im-H518I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808exaltאַ֭עֲלֶה'A.'a.lehH5927אֶת־'et-H853Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389asעַ֝֗ל'AlH5921my greatestרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218joyשִׂמְחָתִֽי׃sim.cha.TiH8057!

7Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142,O LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the sonsלִבְנֵ֬יliv.NeiH1121of Edomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123אֵת֮'etH853on the dayי֤וֹםYomH3117Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥םye.ru.Sha.LimH3389fell: “Destroy itעָ֤רוּ׀'A.ruH6168,”they saidהָ֭אֹ֣מְרִיםha.'O.me.rimH559, “tear it downעָ֑רוּ'A.ruH6168toעַ֝֗ד'AdH5704its foundationsהַיְס֥וֹדhay.SodH3247!”

8O Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,doomed to destructionהַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥הha.she.Du.DahH7703,blessedאַשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835is he who repaysשֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם־shey.sha.lem-H7999youאֶת־'et-H853asגְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְge.mu.LekhH1576you have doneשֶׁגָּמַ֥לְתְּshe.ga.MaltH1580to us.

9Blessed isאַשְׁרֵ֤י׀'ash.ReiH835he who seizesשֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓זshei.yo.ChezH270your infantsעֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ'o.la.La.yikhH5768and dashesוְנִפֵּ֬ץve.ni.PetzH5310themאֶֽת־'et-H853againstאֶל־'el-H413the rocksהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

(Ezekiel 1:1–3)

Commentaries on Psalms 137