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Psalms 137

1By theriversנַהֲר֨וֹת׀na.ha.RotH5104ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894, there we satdownיָ֭שַׁבְנוּYa.shav.nuH3427, yea, weweptבָּכִ֑ינוּba.Khi.nuH1058, when werememberedבְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּbe.za.khe.Re.nuH2142Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2Wehungתָּ֝לִ֗ינוּta.Li.nuH8518ourharpsכִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ki.no.ro.Tei.nuH3658upon thewillowsעֲרָבִ֥ים'a.ra.VimH6155in itsmidstבְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.KhahH8432.

3For there they that carried us awaycaptiveשׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּsho.Vei.nuH7617requiredשְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּshe.'e.Lu.nuH7592of us asongדִּבְרֵי־ שִׁ֭ירdiv.rei.Shi- ShirH1697 H7892; and they thatwastedוְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּve.to.la.Lei.nuH8437us required of usmirthשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057, saying,Singשִׁ֥ירוּShi.ruH7891us one of thesongsמִשִּׁ֥ירmi.ShirH7892ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

4How shall wesingנָשִׁ֥ירna.ShirH7891theLORD’Sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068songשִׁיר־shir-H7892in aforeignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127?

5If Iforgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee, OJerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, let my righthandיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH3225forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911her skill .

6If I do notrememberאֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי'ez.ke.Re.khiH2142thee, let mytongueלְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀le.sho.NiH3956cleaveתִּדְבַּ֥ק־tid.Bak-H1692to the roof of mymouthלְחִכִּי֮le.chi.KiH2441; if Ipreferאַ֭עֲלֶה'A.'a.lehH5927notJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389above mychiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218joyשִׂמְחָתִֽי׃sim.cha.TiH8057.

7Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142, OLORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068, thechildrenלִבְנֵ֬יliv.NeiH1121ofEdomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123in thedayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofJerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥םye.ru.Sha.LimH3389; whosaidהָ֭אֹ֣מְרִיםha.'O.me.rimH559,Raseעָ֤רוּ׀'A.ruH6168it,raseעָ֑רוּ'A.ruH6168it, even to itsfoundationהַיְס֥וֹדhay.SodH3247

8Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBabylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894, who art to bedestroyedהַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥הha.she.Du.DahH7703;happyאַשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835shall he be, thatrewardethשֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם־shey.sha.lem-H7999thee as thou hastservedגְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְ שֶׁגָּמַ֥לְתְּge.mu.Lekh she.ga.MaltH1580 H1576us.

9Happyאַשְׁרֵ֤י׀'ash.ReiH835shall he be, thattakethשֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓זshei.yo.ChezH270anddashethוְנִפֵּ֬ץve.ni.PetzH5310thy littleonesעֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ'o.la.La.yikhH5768against thestonesהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

Commentaries on Psalms 137

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