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Psalms 137:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?”

Psalms 137:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 137:48 words
HebrewMeaning
אֵ֗יךְʾēykə
howparticleH349
what
נָשִׁ֥ירnāšiyr
behold (by mistake forverbH7891
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
שִׁירšiyr
musicalnounH7892
sing(-er · -ing) · song
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
עַ֝֗לʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
אַדְמַ֥תʾadəmat
countrynounH127
earth · ground · husband · land
נֵכָֽרnēkār
aliennounH5236
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.

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