Psalms 137 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 138

¹By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732. I will praise^H3034^(H8686) thee with my whole heart^H3820: before the gods^H430 will I sing praise^H2167^(H8762) unto thee.

² I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

KJVI will worship^H7812^(H8691) toward thy holy^H6944 temple^H1964, and praise^H3034^(H8686) thy name^H8034 for thy lovingkindness^H2617 and for thy truth^H571: for thou hast magnified^H1431^(H8689) thy word^H565 above all thy name^H8034.

³ In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.

KJVIn the day^H3117 when I cried^H7121^(H8804) thou answeredst^H6030^(H8799) me, and strengthenedst^H7292^(H8686) me with strength^H5797 in my soul^H5315.

⁴ All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth.

KJVAll the kings^H4428 of the earth^H776 shall praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, O LORD^H3068, when they hear^H8085^(H8804) the words^H561 of thy mouth^H6310.

⁵ Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, for Yahweh’s glory is great!

KJVYea, they shall sing^H7891^(H8799) in the ways^H1870 of the LORD^H3068: for great^H1419 is the glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068.

⁶ For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

KJVThough the LORD^H3068 be high^H7311^(H8802), yet hath he respect^H7200^(H8799) unto the lowly^H8217: but the proud^H1364 he knoweth^H3045^(H8799) afar off^H4801.

⁷ Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.

KJVThough I walk^H3212^(H8799) in the midst^H7130 of trouble^H6869, thou wilt revive^H2421^(H8762) me: thou shalt stretch forth^H7971^(H8799) thine hand^H3027 against the wrath^H639 of mine enemies^H341^(H8802), and thy right hand^H3225 shall save^H3467^(H8686) me.

⁸ Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 will perfect^H1584^(H8799) that which concerneth me: thy mercy^H2617, O LORD^H3068, endureth for ever^H5769: forsake^H7503^(H8686) not the works^H4639 of thine own hands^H3027.

WEB·Psalms 137

¹By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

KJVBy the rivers^H5104 of Babylon^H894, there we sat down^H3427^(H8804), yea, we wept^H1058^(H8804), when we remembered^H2142^(H8800) Zion^H6726.

² On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.

KJVWe hanged^H8518^(H8804) our harps^H3658 upon the willows^H6155 in the midst^H8432 thereof.

³ For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

KJVFor there they that carried us away captive^H7617^(H8802) required^H7592^(H8804) of us a song^H1697^H7892; and they that wasted^H8437 us required of us mirth^H8057, saying, Sing^H7891^(H8798) us one of the songs^H7892 of Zion^H6726.

⁴ How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?

KJVHow shall we sing^H7891^(H8799) the LORD'S^H3068 song^H7892 in a strange^H5236 land^H127?

⁵ If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

KJVIf I forget^H7911^(H8799) thee, O Jerusalem^H3389, let my right hand^H3225 forget^H7911^(H8799) her cunning.

⁶ Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

KJVIf I do not remember^H2142^(H8799) thee, let my tongue^H3956 cleave^H1692^(H8799) to the roof of my mouth^H2441; if I prefer^H5927^(H8686) not Jerusalem^H3389 above my chief^H7218 joy^H8057.

⁷ Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8798), O LORD^H3068, the children^H1121 of Edom^H123 in the day^H3117 of Jerusalem^H3389; who said^H559^(H8802), Rase^H6168^(H8761) it, rase^H6168^(H8761) it, even to the foundation^H3247 thereof.

⁸ Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.

KJVO daughter^H1323 of Babylon^H894, who art to be destroyed^H7703^(H8803); happy^H835 shall he be, that rewardeth^H7999^(H8762) thee as thou hast served^H1580^(H8804)^H1576 us.

⁹ Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

KJVHappy^H835 shall he be, that taketh^H270^(H8799) and dasheth^H5310^(H8765) thy little ones^H5768 against the stones^H5553.

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