- 1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.עַ֥ל נַהֲר֨וֹת בָּבֶ֗ל שָׁ֣ם יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ גַּם בָּכִ֑ינוּ בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ אֶת צִיּֽוֹן
- 2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.עַֽל עֲרָבִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ
- 3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.כִּ֤י שָׁ֨ם שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ דִּבְרֵי שִׁ֭יר וְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּ שִׂמְחָ֑ה שִׁ֥ירוּ מִשִּׁ֥יר צִיּֽוֹן
- 4How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?אֵ֗יךְ נָשִׁ֥יר אֶת שִׁיר יְהוָ֑ה עַ֝֗ל אַדְמַ֥ת נֵכָֽר
- 5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.אִֽם אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח יְמִינִֽי
- 6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.תִּדְבַּ֥ק לְשׁוֹנִ֨י לְחִכִּי֮ אִם לֹ֪א אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי אִם לֹ֣א אַ֭עֲלֶה אֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֑ם עַ֝֗ל רֹ֣אשׁ שִׂמְחָתִֽי
- 7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.זְכֹ֤ר יְהוָ֨ה לִבְנֵ֬י אֱד֗וֹם אֵת֮ י֤וֹם יְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥ם הָ֭אֹ֣מְרִים עָ֤רוּ עָ֑רוּ עַ֝֗ד הַיְס֥וֹד
- 8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.בַּת בָּבֶ֗ל הַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥ה אַשְׁרֵ֥י שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם אֶת גְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ךְ שֶׁגָּמַ֥לְתְּ
- 9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.אַשְׁרֵ֤י שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓ז וְנִפֵּ֬ץ אֶֽת עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ אֶל הַסָּֽלַע
Psalm 137 KJV
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Psalm 137 original-language research
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80 tagged Hebrew tokens50 distinct lexical entries9 of 9 verses source-tagged
זָכַרH2142
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
יְרוּשָׁלִַםH3389
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
אִםH518
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
שִׁירH7892
a song; abstractly, singing
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
עָרָהH6168
to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish
צִיּוֹןH6726
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
שִׁירH7891
to sing
שָׁכַחH7911
to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
שָׁםH8033
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
Hebrew verse gematria
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| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Psalm 137:1 | 4,246 | study verse |
| Psalm 137:2 | 2,653 | study verse |
| Psalm 137:3 | 5,186 | study verse |
| Psalm 137:4 | 2,823 | study verse |
| Psalm 137:5 | 3,424 | study verse |
| Psalm 137:6 | 5,504 | study verse |
| Psalm 137:7 | 4,686 | study verse |
| Psalm 137:8 | 4,264 | study verse |
| Psalm 137:9 | 3,110 | study verse |
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