Psalms
Psalm 137:3
3for there our captors requested a song;
our tormentors demanded songs of joy:
“Sing us a song of Zion.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there | שָׁ֨ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| our captors | שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ | šō·w·ḇê·nū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H7617 take captive |
| requested | שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ | šə·’ê·lū·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common plural | H7592 ask, inquire |
| a song | שִׁ֭יר | šîr | Noun - masculine singular | H7892 song |
| our tormentors demanded | וְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּ | wə·ṯō·w·lā·lê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H8437 causing to howl, oppressor |
| songs of joy | שִׂמְחָ֑ה | śim·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| Sing | שִׁ֥ירוּ | šî·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7891 sing |
| us | לָ֝֗נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| a song | מִשִּׁ֥יר | miš·šîr | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7892 song |
| of Zion | צִיּֽוֹן׃ | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 21:6 · Psalm 9:14 · Micah 3:12 · Lamentations 2:15–16 · Psalm 80:6 · Psalm 79:1 · Psalm 123:3–4 · Psalm 65:1 · 1 Chronicles 16:7 · Revelation 14:1–3 · Isaiah 35:10 · Jeremiah 9:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.