World English Bible
Psalms 137:5
“If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.”
Verse in context — Psalms 137
3
For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!
4
How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land?
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If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
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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.
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Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, "Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!
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