Psalms 137:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 137:3

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 137:3:

For
kiy (#3588) there
sham (#8033) they that carried us away captive
shabah (#7617) required
sha'al (#7592) of us a song;
dabar (#1697) and they that wasted
towlal (#8437) us required of us mirth,
simchah (#8057) saying, Sing
shiyr (#7891) us one of the songs
min (#4480) of Zion.
Tsiyown (#6726)

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