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Psalms 137 Interlinear

KJV text aligned with Hebrew and Aramaic forms, Strong’s numbers, and morphology. Open any Strong’s number for its full definition and complete KJV concordance.

Psalms 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
rivers
נַהֲר֨וֹתH5104 · nâhârHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · construct
of
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Babylon
בָּבֶ֗לH894 · BâbelHebrew proper name noun
, there we sat
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
down
יָ֭שַׁבְנוּH3427 · yâshabHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · plural
, yea, we
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
wept
בָּכִ֑ינוּH1058 · bâkâhHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · plural
, when we
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
remembered
זָכְרֵ֗H2142 · zâkarHebrew qal infinitive construct verb
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Zion
צִיּֽוֹןH6726 · TsîyôwnHebrew proper name noun
.
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Psalms 137:2

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

We
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
hanged
תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּH8518 · tâlâhHebrew qal perfect verb · first person · common gender · plural
our
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
harps
כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽיH3658 · kinnôwrHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · construct
upon the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
willows
עֲרָבִ֥יםH6155 · ʻârâbHebrew common noun · feminine · plural · absolute
in the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
midst
תוֹכָ֑H8432 · tâvekHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
thereof.
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Psalms 137:3

For 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.

For there they that carried us away
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captive
שׁוֹבֵ֡יH7617 · shâbâhHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · plural · construct
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required
שְֽׁאֵל֪וּH7592 · shâʼalHebrew qal perfect verb · third person · common gender · plural
of us a
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song
דִּבְרֵיH1697 · dâbârHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · construct
; and they that
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wasted
תוֹלָלֵ֣יH8437 · tôwlâlHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · construct
us [required of us]
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mirth
שִׂמְחָ֑הH8057 · simchâhHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · absolute
, [saying],
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Sing
שִׁ֥ירוּH7891 · shîyrHebrew qal imperative verb · second person · masculine · plural
us [one] of the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
songs
שִּׁ֥ירH7892 · shîyrHebrew common noun · both genders · singular · construct
of
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Zion
צִיּֽוֹןH6726 · TsîyôwnHebrew proper name noun
.
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Psalms 137:4

How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?

How shall we
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
sing
נָשִׁ֥ירH7891 · shîyrHebrew qal imperfect verb · first person · common gender · plural
the
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LORD’s
יְהוָ֑הH3068 · YᵉhôvâhHebrew proper name noun
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
song
שִׁירH7892 · shîyrHebrew common noun · both genders · singular · construct
in a
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
strange
נֵכָֽרH5236 · nêkârHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
land
אַדְמַ֥תH127 · ʼădâmâhHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · construct
?
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Psalms 137:5

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning].

If I
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
forget
אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥H7911 · shâkachHebrew qal imperfect verb · first person · common gender · singular
thee, O
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Jerusalem
יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םH3389 · YᵉrûwshâlaimHebrew proper name noun
, let my right
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
hand
יְמִינִֽH3225 · yâmîynHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · construct
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
forget
תִּשְׁכַּ֥חH7911 · shâkachHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · feminine · singular
[her cunning].
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Psalms 137:6

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

If I do not
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
remember
אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥H2142 · zâkarHebrew qal imperfect verb · first person · common gender · singular
thee, let my
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
tongue
לְשׁוֹנִ֨H3956 · lâshôwnHebrew common noun · both genders · singular · construct
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
cleave
תִּדְבַּ֥קH1692 · dâbaqHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · feminine · singular
to the roof of my
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
mouth
חִכִּH2441 · chêkHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
; if I
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
prefer
אַ֭עֲלֶהH5927 · ʻâlâhHebrew hiphil imperfect verb · first person · common gender · singular
not
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Jerusalem
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֑םH3389 · YᵉrûwshâlaimHebrew proper name noun
above my
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
chief
רֹ֣אשׁH7218 · rôʼshHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
joy
שִׂמְחָתִֽH8057 · simchâhHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · construct
.
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Psalms 137:7

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation thereof.

Remember
זְכֹ֤רH2142 · zâkarHebrew qal imperative verb · second person · masculine · singular
, O
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
LORD
יְהוָ֨הH3068 · YᵉhôvâhHebrew proper name noun
, the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
children
בְנֵ֬יH1121 · bênHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · construct
of
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Edom
אֱד֗וֹםH123 · ʼĔdômHebrew proper name noun
in the
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day
י֤וֹםH3117 · yôwmHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · construct
of
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Jerusalem
יְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥םH3389 · YᵉrûwshâlaimHebrew proper name noun
; who
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
said
אֹ֣מְרִיםH559 · ʼâmarHebrew qal active participle verb · masculine · plural · absolute
,
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Rase
עָ֤רוּH6168 · ʻârâhHebrew piel imperative verb · second person · masculine · plural
[it],
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rase
עָ֑רוּH6168 · ʻârâhHebrew piel imperative verb · second person · masculine · plural
[it, even] to the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
foundation
יְס֥וֹדH3247 · yᵉçôwdHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
thereof.
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Psalms 137:8

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy [shall he be], that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

O
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
daughter
בַּתH1323 · bathHebrew common noun · feminine · singular · construct
of
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Babylon
בָּבֶ֗לH894 · BâbelHebrew proper name noun
, who art to be
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
destroyed
שְּׁד֫וּדָ֥הH7703 · shâdadHebrew qal passive participle verb · feminine · singular · absolute
;
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happy
אַשְׁרֵ֥יH835 · ʼesherHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · absolute
[shall he be], that
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
rewardeth
יְשַׁלֶּםH7999 · shâlamHebrew piel imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
thee as thou hast
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
served
גָּמַ֥לְתְּH1580 · gâmalHebrew qal perfect verb · second person · feminine · singular
us.
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
Psalms 137:9

Happy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Happy
אַשְׁרֵ֤יH835 · ʼesherHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · absolute
[shall he be], that
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taketh
יֹּאחֵ֓זH270 · ʼâchazHebrew qal imperfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
and
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
dasheth
נִפֵּ֬ץH5310 · nâphatsHebrew piel sequential perfect verb · third person · masculine · singular
thy little
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
ones
עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִH5768 · ʻôwlêlHebrew common noun · masculine · plural · construct
against the
No direct Strong’s tag for this KJV segment.
stones
סָּֽלַעH5553 · çelaʻHebrew common noun · masculine · singular · absolute
.
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KJV and Strong’s alignment: public-domain KJV 2006 word alignment. Greek: Maurice A. Robinson Textus Receptus morphology, public domain. Hebrew and Aramaic: Original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb (CC BY 4.0); underlying Westminster Leningrad Codex text is public domain.