Psalms 137:6

Overview - Psalms 137
The constancy of the Jews in captivity.
The prophet curses Edom and Babel.
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Psalms 137:6  (King James Version)
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.
 


let my tongue
22:15 Isaiah 41:17 ; Lamentations 4:4 ; Ezekiel 3:26

if I prefer
84:10 Matthew 6:33 ; Acts 20:24 ; Philippians 1:20 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:7-9

my chief joy
Hebrew the head of my joy.