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Psalm 137:6-7 KJV
Psalms · chapter 137 · verses 6–7
6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.Psalm 137:6-7 · King James Version
Psalm 137:6-7 in context
4How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?
5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
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Key words (Strong's)
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- rememberzâkarproperly, to markH2142 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- tonguelâshôwnthe tongue , used literally , and figurativelyH3956 →
- cleavedâbaqproperly, to impingeH1692 →
- preferʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
- mouthchêkproperly, the palate or inside of the mouthH2441 →
- chiefrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
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We have here the daughter of Zion covered with a cloud, and dwelling with the daughter of Babylon; the people of God in tears, but sowing in tears. Observe, I. The mournful posture they were in as to their affairs and as to their spirits. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6