Psalms 137:6

For the Lord is high, and yet regards the lowly; 1 And he knows high things from afar off. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

5And let them sing in the ways of the Lord; 1 For great is the glory of the Lord. 1

7Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, thou wilt quicken me; 1 Thou hast stretched forth thy hands against the wrath of mine enemies, 1 And thy right hand has saved me. 1

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Cross References

Job 31:22Let then my shoulder start from the bladebone, 1 And my arm be crushed off from the elbow. 1

Psalms 84:10Moreover his salvation is near them that fear him; 1 That glory may dwell in our land. 1

Lamentations 4:4The tongue of the sucking child 1 Cleaves to the roof of its mouth for thirst: 1 The little children ask for bread, 1 And there is none to break it to them. 1

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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