Chapter 137
Thanksgiving to God for his benefits.
1 Of David himself. O Lord, I will confess to you with my whole heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth. I will sing psalms to you in the sight of the Angels.
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עֲרָבִ֥יםערב֥יםעֲרָבִיםערבים'a.ra.VimpoplarsH6155HHNcmpa בְּ/תוֹכָ֑/הּב/תוכ֑/הבְּ/תוֹכָ/הּב/תוכ/הbe./to.Kha/hin/ [the] midst of/ itH9003H8432H9024HR+Ncmsc+Sp3fs תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּת֝ל֗ינותָּלִינוּתלינוta.Li.nuwe hung upH8518HVqp1cp כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽי/נוּ\׃כנרותי/נו\כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽי/נוּ\׃כנרותי/נו\ki.no.ro.Tei./nuharps/ ourH3658H9025\H9016HNcfpc+Sp1bp 3 On whatever day that I will call upon you: hear me. You will multiply virtue in my soul.
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אֵ֗יךְא֗יךאֵיךְאיך'Eikhhow?H0349AHTi נָשִׁ֥ירנש֥ירנָשִׁירנשירna.Shirwill we singH7891HVqi1cp יְהוָ֑היהו֑היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt אַדְמַ֥תאדמ֥תאַדְמַתאדמת'ad.Matground ofH0127GHNcfsc נֵכָֽר\׃נכר\נֵכָֽר\׃נכר\ne.KharforeignnessH5236\H9016HNcmsa - 137:4The Challoner Douay-Rheims version omits ‘O Lord’ (from the vocative Domine), but the original Douay-Rheims has it. Again, this is a small difference that indicates that the Latin text used by Challoner differs slightly from this text.(Conte)
5 And let them sing in accordance with the ways of the Lord. For great is the glory of the Lord.
אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥/ךְאשכח֥/ךאֶשְׁכָּחֵ/ךְאשכח/ך'esh.ka.Che/khI will forget/ youH7911H9032HVqi1cs+Sp2fs יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םירושל֗םיְֽרוּשָׁלִָםירושלםye.ru.sha.LimO JerusalemH3389HNpl תִּשְׁכַּ֥חתשכ֥חתִּשְׁכַּחתשכחtish.Kachmay it forgetH7911HVqi3fs יְמִינִֽ/י\׃ימינ/י\יְמִינִֽ/י\׃ימינ/י\ye.mi.N/iright [hand]/ myH3225GH9020\H9016HNcfsc+Sp1bs 6 For the Lord is exalted, and he looks with favor on the humble. But the lofty he knows from a distance.
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