Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 137:2-4

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.ShirH7891 Yhwh'sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068songשִׁיר־shir-H7892in a strangeנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127?

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Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
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The Treasury of David
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Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary