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Psalms 137:6

Who established the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The 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.

In Context

5Who made the heavens in understanding: for his mercy endureth for ever.

7Who made the great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Cross References

Job 31:22Let my shoulder fall from its joint, and let my arm with its bones be broken.

Psalms 84:10Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.

Lamentations 4:4Daleth. The tongue of the sucking child hath stuck to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the little ones have asked for bread, and there was none to break it unto them.

Matthew 6:33Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Philippians 1:20According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded, but with all confidence, as always, so now also shall Christ be magnified in my body, wither it be by life, or by death.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 137:2-7

The Sorrows of Captivity. 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall we sing the Lord 's song in a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof… Read the whole commentary →

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