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Psalms 137:1-6

1Bytheriversנַהֲר֨וֹת׀na.ha.RotH5104ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,therewesatH3427downH3427; yea,weweptH1058whenwerememberedבְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּbe.za.khe.Re.nuH2142Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2WehangedH8518ourharpsכִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ki.no.ro.Tei.nuH3658uponthewillowsinthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.KhahH8432thereof.

3FortheretheythatcarriedusawaycaptiveH7617requiredofusasongשִׁ֭ירShirH7892;andtheythatmadeuswail [required]mirth, [saying,]Singשִׁ֥ירוּShi.ruH7891us[one]ofthesongsמִשִּׁ֥ירmi.ShirH7892ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

4Howאֵ֗יךְ'EikhH349shouldwesingנָשִׁ֥ירna.ShirH7891asongשִׁיר־shir-H7892ofJehovah'suponaforeignsoil?

5IfIforgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee,Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, letmyrightיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH3225handH3225forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911[itsskill];

6IfIdonotrememberאֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי'ez.ke.Re.khiH2142thee,letmytongueלְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀le.sho.NiH3956cleavetomypalateלְחִכִּי֮le.chi.KiH2441:ifIprefernotJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389abovemychiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218joyשִׂמְחָתִֽי׃sim.cha.TiH8057.

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