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Psalms 137

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 9 verses

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  1. 1

    עַ֥ל נַהֲר֨וֹת בָּבֶ֗ל שָׁ֣ם יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ גַּם בָּכִ֑ינוּ בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ אֶת צִיּֽוֹן

    upon · streams of · Babylon · there · to dwell · also · to weep · in/at to remember us · - · Zion

  2. 2

    עַֽל עֲרָבִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ

    upon · poplars · in/at midst her · to hang · lyres our

  3. 3

    כִּ֤י שָׁ֨ם שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ דִּבְרֵי שִׁ֭יר וְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּ שִׂמְחָ֑ה שִׁ֥ירוּ לָ֝֗נוּ מִשִּׁ֥יר צִיּֽוֹן

    that · there · to ask us · capturing us · words of · song · and tormentors our · joy · sing · to/for us · from song of · Zion

  4. 4

    אֵ֗יךְ נָשִׁ֥יר אֶת שִׁיר יְהוָ֑ה עַ֝֗ל אַדְמַ֥ת נֵכָֽר

    how · to sing · - · song of · LORD · upon · ground of · foreign

  5. 5

    אִֽם אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח יְמִינִֽי

    if · to forget you · Jerusalem · to forget · right hand my

  6. 6

    תִּדְבַּ֥ק לְשׁוֹנִ֨י לְחִכִּי֮ אִם לֹ֪א אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי אִם לֹ֣א אַ֭עֲלֶה אֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֑ם עַ֝֗ל רֹ֣אשׁ שִׂמְחָתִֽי

    to cleave · tongue our · to/for mouth my · if · not · to remember you · if · not · to go up · - · Jerusalem · upon · head of · joy my

  7. 7

    זְכֹ֤ר יְהוָ֨ה לִבְנֵ֬י אֱד֗וֹם אֵת֮ י֤וֹם יְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥ם הָ֭אֹ֣מְרִים עָ֤רוּ עָ֑רוּ עַ֝֗ד הַיְס֥וֹד בָּֽהּ

    remember · LORD · to/for sons of · Edom · - · day of · Jerusalem · the saying · uncover · uncover · until · the foundation · in/at her

  8. 8

    בַּת בָּבֶ֗ל הַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥ה אַשְׁרֵ֥י שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם לָ֑ךְ אֶת גְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְ שֶׁגָּמַ֥לְתְּ לָֽנוּ

    daughter of · Babylon · the devastated · blessed · who/which to be at peace · to/for you · - · recompense your · who/which to recompense · to/for us

  9. 9

    אַשְׁרֵ֤י שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓ז וְנִפֵּ֬ץ אֶֽת עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ אֶל הַסָּֽלַע

    blessed · who/which to grasp · and to shatter · - · children your · to · the rock

About this chapter

  • 9 Verses
  • 84 Hebrew words
  • 54 Distinct lemmas

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