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If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget how to play music.[a]
May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem above my highest joy.

Zeal for God’s Vengeance

Remember the day of Jerusalem, O Lord,
against the descendants of Edom[b] who said,
“Tear it down, tear it down to its foundations!”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 137:5 The words how to play music are supplied to clarify the point of reference.
  2. Psalm 137:7 This wording recalls the hostility between Jacob (called Israel) and Esau (called Edom).

If I forget you,(A) Jerusalem,
    may my right hand forget its skill.
May my tongue cling to the roof(B) of my mouth
    if I do not remember(C) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem(D)
    my highest joy.

Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(E) did
    on the day Jerusalem fell.(F)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
    “tear it down to its foundations!”(G)

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