Psalm 137 - Interlinear Bible

An Experience of the Captivity.

1 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion.

.Wnyik'B -m;G .Wn.b;v'y ~'v l,b'B tw{r]h;n l;[ ? !w{Yic -t,a .Wner.k'z.B

2 Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps.

.Wnyetw{r{NiK .Wnyil'T H'kw{t.B ~yib'r][ -l;[

3 For there our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."

.Wnyel'lw{t.w ryiv -yer.biD .Wnyebw{v .Wn.Wlea.v ~'v yiK ? !w{Yic ryiVim .Wn'l .Wryiv h'x.mif

4 How can we sing the LORD'S song In a foreign land ?

t;m.d;a l;[ h'wh.y -ryiv -t,a ryiv'n .$yea ? r'ken

5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill.

yinyim.y x;K.viT ~i'l'v.Wr.y .$ex'K.v,a -mia

6 May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

yiker.K.z,a a{l -mia yiKix.l yinw{v.l -q;B.diT ? yit'x.mif va{r l;[ ~i;l'v.Wr.y -t,a h,l][;a a{l -mia

7 Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, "Raze it, raze it To its very foundation."

~i'l'v.Wr.y ~w{y tea ~w{d/a yen.bil h'wh.y r{k.z ? H'B dw{s.y;h d;[ .Wr'[ .Wr'[ ~yir.m{a'h

8 O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us.

.$el.Wm.G -t,a .$'l -m,L;v.y,v yer.v;a h'd.Wd.V;h l,b'B -t;B ? .Wn'l .T.l;m'G,v

9 How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.

[;l'S;h -l,a .$Iy;l'l{[ -t,a #ePin.w zexa{Y,v yer.v;a

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