Psalms 137:6
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 137 connects to 10 cross-references. A lament of Babylonian exiles who hung their harps on willows, unable to sing the Lord's song in a foreign land. Those who demand songs of Zion receive the mournful question 'How shall we sing?' The psalm ends controversially with …
Other Translations
Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
My tongue doth cleave to my palate, If I do not remember thee, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.
If I let you go out of my thoughts, and if I do not put Jerusalem before my greatest joy, let my tongue be fixed to the roof of my mouth.
Cross References
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
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And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt …
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish …
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, …
For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house …
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me …
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, …
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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