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Psalms 137:1
| ← Psalms 136:26 | Psalms 137:1 (KJV) | Psalms 137:2 → |
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O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
By the riversH5104 of BabylonH894, there we sat downH3427, yea, we weptH1058, when we rememberedH2142 ZionH6726.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
עַל נַהֲרֹות ׀ בָּבֶל שָׁם יָשַׁבְנוּ גַּם־בָּכִינוּ בְּזָכְרֵנוּ אֶת־צִיֹּון׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
עַ֥ל |
'al | H5921 | HR | at |
נַהֲר֨וֹת |
na.ha.Rot | H5104 | HNcmpc | (the) rivers of |
בָּבֶ֗ל |
ba.Vel | H894 | HNp | Babylon |
שָׁ֣ם |
sham | H8033 | HD | there |
יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ |
Ya.shav.nu | H3427 | HVqp1cp | we sat |
גַּם |
gam- | H1571 | HTa | also |
בָּכִ֑ינוּ |
ba.Khi.nu | H1058 | HVqp1cp | we wept |
בְּ֝/זָכְרֵ֗/נוּ |
be./za.khe.Re./nu | H2142 | HR/Vqc/Sp1cp | when/ remembered/ we |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
צִיּֽוֹן |
tzi.Yon | H6726 | HNp | Zion |
Strong's References
- H894 — בָּבֶל (Bâbel, baw-bel'): from בָּלַל (bâlal) H1101; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire; Babel, Babylon.
- H1058 — בָּכָה (bâkâh, baw-kaw'): a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan; [idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.
- H2142 — זָכַר (zâkar, zaw-kar'): a primitive root; also as denominative from זָכָר (zâkâr) H2145; properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention;to be male; [idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.
- H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
- H5104 — נָהָר (nâhâr, naw-hawr'): from נָהַר (nâhar) H5102; a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity; flood, river.
- H6726 — צִיּוֹן (Tsîyôwn, tsee-yone'): the same (regularly) as צִיּוּן (tsîyûwn) H6725; Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem; Zion.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H1571 — גַּם (gam, gam): by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
- H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher) H834); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- the rivers — Genesis 2:10-14, Ezra 8:21, Ezra 8:31, Nehemiah 1:3-4, Nehemiah 2:3, Job 2:12-13, Jeremiah 13:17-18, Jeremiah 15:17, Lamentations 2:10, Ezekiel 1:1, Ezekiel 3:15
- we wept — Psalms 42:4, Psalms 102:9-14, Isaiah 66:10, Jeremiah 51:50-51, Lamentations 1:16, Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 2:18, Lamentations 3:48, Lamentations 3:51, Daniel 9:3, Daniel 10:2-3, Luke 19:41, Revelation 11:3
Reciprocal references (12): Ezra 8:15, Job 30:31, Psalms 52:1, Psalms 87:4, Psalms 126:5, Isaiah 15:7, Isaiah 21:2, Isaiah 44:4, Isaiah 52:5, Jeremiah 13:4, Ezekiel 6:9, Ezekiel 11:24
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: CHEERFULNESS-DESPONDENCY; HOME; MEMORIES, PAINFUL; NATION, THE; WEEPING
- Torrey’s: BABYLON; CITIES; EUPHRATES, THE; RIVERS
- Nave’s: CHURCH; COUNTRY; JERUSALEM; MUSIC; PATRIOTISM; ZION
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