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Psalms 137

1By the riversנַהֲר֨וֹת׀na.ha.RotH5104of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,there we sat downיָ֭שַׁבְנוּYa.shav.nuH3427,yea, we weptבָּכִ֑ינוּba.Khi.nuH1058,when we rememberedבְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּbe.za.khe.Re.nuH2142Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2We hangedתָּ֝לִ֗ינוּta.Li.nuH8518our harpsכִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ki.no.ro.Tei.nuH3658upon the willowsעֲרָבִ֥ים'a.ra.VimH6155in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.KhahH8432thereof.

3For there they that carried us away captiveשׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּsho.Vei.nuH7617requiredשְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּshe.'e.Lu.nuH7592of us a songדִּבְרֵי־ שִׁ֭ירdiv.rei.Shi- ShirH7892 H1697;and they that wastedוְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּve.to.la.Lei.nuH8437us required of usmirthשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057, saying,Singשִׁ֥ירוּShi.ruH7891us oneof the songsמִשִּׁ֥ירmi.ShirH7892of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

4How shall we singנָשִׁ֥ירna.ShirH7891the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068songשִׁיר־shir-H7892in a strangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127?

5If I forgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee, O Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,let my right handיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH3225forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911her cunning.

6If I do not rememberאֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי'ez.ke.Re.khiH2142thee, let my tongueלְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀le.sho.NiH3956cleaveתִּדְבַּ֥ק־tid.Bak-H1692to the roof of my mouthלְחִכִּי֮le.chi.KiH2441;if I preferאַ֭עֲלֶה'A.'a.lehH5927not Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389above my chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218joyשִׂמְחָתִֽי׃sim.cha.TiH8057.

7Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142,O Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the childrenלִבְנֵ֬יliv.NeiH1121of Edomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123in the dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥םye.ru.Sha.LimH3389;who saidהָ֭אֹ֣מְרִיםha.'O.me.rimH559,Raseעָ֤רוּ׀'A.ruH6168it,raseעָ֑רוּ'A.ruH6168it, evento the foundationהַיְס֥וֹדhay.SodH3247thereof.

8O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,who art to be destroyedהַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥הha.she.Du.DahH7703;happyאַשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835shall he be,that rewardethשֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם־shey.sha.lem-H7999thee as thou hast servedגְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְ שֶׁגָּמַ֥לְתְּge.mu.Lekh she.ga.MaltH1576 H1580us.

9Happyאַשְׁרֵ֤י׀'ash.ReiH835shall he be,that takethשֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓זshei.yo.ChezH270and dashethוְנִפֵּ֬ץve.ni.PetzH5310thy little onesעֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ'o.la.La.yikhH5768against the stonesהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

Commentaries on Psalms 137

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