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Jerusalem, if I forget you,
    let my right hand ·lose its skill [L forget; C its skill of playing a musical instrument].
Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
    if I do not remember you,
if I do not ·think about Jerusalem
    as my greatest joy [or go up to Jerusalem with joy on my head].

Lord, remember ·what the Edomites did [L the sons of Edom]
    on the day ·Jerusalem fell [L of Jerusalem; Lam. 4:21; Ezek. 25:12–14; 35:5–15; Obad. 11–14].
They said, “Tear it down!
    Tear it down to its foundations!”

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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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