Psalms 137:5
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right-hand forget:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
In Context
4How shall we sing the song of Yahweh, on a foreign soil?
Cross References
Nehemiah 1:2that Hanani one of my brethren came, he and certain men out of Judah,—so I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
Psalms 84:1How lovely are thy habitations, O Yahweh of hosts!
Psalms 102:13Thou, wilt arise, wilt have compassion upon Zion, Surely it is time to favour her, Surely the time appointed, hath come;
Isaiah 62:1For Zion’s sake, will I not hold my peace, And for Jerusalem’s sake, will I not rest,—Until her righteousness, go forth as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that is lighted.
Jeremiah 51:50Ye that have escaped the sword, depart do not stand still,—Remember, from afar Yahweh, Let, Jerusalem, come up on your heart:-
Zechariah 11:17Alas! for my worthless shepherd, who forsaketh the flock, A sword upon his arm, and upon his right eye!—his arm, shall be, utterly withered, and, his right eye, shall be, wholly darkened.
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 →