Psalms 137:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 137:1

Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land

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

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

3 For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,
And those who ^aplundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4 How shall we sing the Lord’s song
In a foreign land?

5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget its skill!

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Interlinear Bible for Psalms 137:1:

By
`al (#5921) the rivers
nahar (#5104) of Babylon,
Babel (#894) there
sham (#8033) we sat down,
yashab (#3427) yea,
gam (#1571) we wept,
bakah (#1058) when we remembered
zakar (#2142)
'eth (#853) Zion.
Tsiyown (#6726)

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