Verse 6
Psalms 137:6
World Messianic Bible
6
Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you;
if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Original Language Text
hebrew
תִּדְבַּ֥ק לְשׁוֹנִ֨/י לְ/חִכִּ/י֮ אִם לֹ֪א אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥/כִי אִם לֹ֣א אַ֭עֲלֶה אֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֑ם עַ֝֗ל רֹ֣אשׁ שִׂמְחָתִֽ/י
English Translation
Let my tongue cling to my mouth if I do not remember you; if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 137 Context
1
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.
Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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2
On the willows in that land,
we hung up our harps.
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3
For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs.
Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy...
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4
How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?
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5
If I forget you, Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget its skill.
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6
Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you;
if I don’t prefer Jerusalem abo...
7
Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom,
the day of Jerusalem;
who said, “Raze it!
Raze it ev...
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8
Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,
he will be happy who rewards you,
as you have served us....
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9
Happy shall he be,
who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.
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