Psalms 137:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 137:48 words

HebrewMeaning

אֵ֗יךְʾēykə

how?particleH349

what

נָשִׁ֥ירnāšiyr

will we singverbH7891

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

שִׁירšiyr

the song ofnounH7892

sing(-er · -ing) · song

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

עַ֝֗לʿal

onpronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

אַדְמַ֥תʾadəmat

ground ofnounH127

earth · ground · husband · land

נֵכָֽרnēkār

foreignnessnounH5236

strange

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 137:4

1. ...But today we have sung, “By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered Sion” Psalm 136:1.... 2. Observe “the waters of Babylon.” “The waters of Babylon” are all things which here are loved, and pass away. One man, for example, loves to practise husbandry, to grow rich thereby, to employ his mind therein, thence to gain pleasure: let him observe the issue, and see that what he has loved is not a foundation of Jerusalem, but a stream of Babylon.…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 137

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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