New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 137

An Experience of the Captivity.

1By theriversנַהֲר֨וֹת׀na.ha.RotH5104of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894,Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033we satH3427downH3427andweptבָּכִ֑ינוּba.Khi.nuH1058,When we rememberedבְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּbe.za.khe.Re.nuH2142Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2Upon thewillowsעֲרָבִ֥ים'a.ra.VimH6155in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it Wehungתָּ֝לִ֗ינוּta.Li.nuH8518ourharpsכִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ki.no.ro.Tei.nuH3658.

3For thereשָׁ֨םshamH8033our captorsשׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּsho.Vei.nuH7617demandedשְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּshe.'e.Lu.nuH7592of ussongsדִּבְרֵי־ שִׁ֭ירdiv.rei.Shi- ShirH1697 H7892, Andour tormentorsוְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּve.to.la.Lei.nuH8437mirthשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057, saying, “Singשִׁ֥ירוּShi.ruH7891us one of the songsמִשִּׁ֥ירmi.ShirH7892of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.”

4Howאֵ֗יךְ'EikhH349can we singנָשִׁ֥ירna.ShirH7891the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068songשִׁיר־shir-H7892In a foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127?

5Ifאִֽם־'im-H518Iforgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ'esh.ka.ChekhH7911you, O Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,May my rightיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH3225handH3225forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911her skill.

6May mytongueלְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀le.sho.NiH3956clingתִּדְבַּ֥ק־tid.Bak-H1692to the roofH2441of my mouthH2441Ifאִם־'im-H518I do not rememberאֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי'ez.ke.Re.khiH2142you,Ifאִם־'im-H518I do notexaltאַ֭עֲלֶה'A.'a.lehH5927Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389Aboveעַ֝֗ל'AlH5921my chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218joyשִׂמְחָתִֽי׃sim.cha.TiH8057.

7Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142, O Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068,against the sonsלִבְנֵ֬יliv.NeiH1121ofEdomH112The dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥םye.ru.Sha.LimH3389,Who saidהָ֭אֹ֣מְרִיםha.'O.me.rimH559, “Razeעָ֤רוּ׀'A.ruH6168it, razeעָ֑רוּ'A.ruH6168itTo its very foundationהַיְס֥וֹדhay.SodH3247.”

8O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894, youdevastatedהַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥הha.she.Du.DahH7703one,How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835will be the one whoH7945repaysשֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם־shey.sha.lem-H7999you Withthe recompenseגְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְge.mu.LekhH1576with whichH7945you have repaidשֶׁגָּמַ֥לְתְּshe.ga.MaltH1580us.

9How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י׀'ash.ReiH835will be the one whoH7945seizesשֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓זshei.yo.ChezH270anddashesוְנִפֵּ֬ץve.ni.PetzH5310your littleH5768onesH5768Againstאֶל־'el-H413the rockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

An Experience of the Captivity.

Commentaries on Psalms 137