Psalms 137:6
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Psalms 137:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I am unmindful of you, or don’t set Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es klebe meine Zunge an meinem Gaumen, wenn ich deiner nicht gedenke, wenn ich Jerusalem nicht erhebe über die höchste meiner Freuden!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mi lengua se pegue á mi paladar, si de ti no me acordare; si no ensalzare á Jerusalem como preferente asunto de mi alegría.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Que minha língua grude no céu da boca se eu não me lembrar de ti, se eu não pôr Jerusalém acima de todas as minhas alegrias.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Que a minha língua se prenda ao céu da minha boca se eu não pensar mais sobre ti, se eu não preferir Jerusalém aos meus maiores deleites.
📖 Psalms 137:6 in Context
4How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?
5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
7Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
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