6Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.


In Context

3 For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that wasted us required of us mirth,'saying , Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

4 How shall we sing Jehovah's song In a foreign land?

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her skill .

6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

7 Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.

8 O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.

Psalm 137:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

137:6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

137:6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

137:6Let my tongue cleave to my jaws, if I do not remember thee: If I make not Jerusalem the beginning of my joy.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

137:6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to my palate: if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

137:6Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

137:6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

137:6Let 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

137:6My tongue doth cleave to my palate, If I do not remember thee, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

137:6If I do not remember you, let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.