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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.

KJV

quoniam excelsus Dominus, et humilia respicit, et alta a longe cognoscit.

Vulgate

ὅτι ὑψηλὸς Κύριος, καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορᾷ, ⸂⸆⸃ καὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν γινώσκει.

LXX

Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

ASV

תִּדְבַּ֥ק לְשׁוֹנִ֨/י לְ/חִכִּ/י֮ אִם לֹ֪א אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥/כִי אִם לֹ֣א אַ֭עֲלֶה אֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֑ם עַ֝֗ל רֹ֣אשׁ שִׂמְחָתִֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דָבְקָה
dbqh
verb · 54×
זְכָר
zkr
verb · 231×
י
y
noun · 18×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
noun · 116×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שִׂמְחָֽה
shmchh
noun · 93×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 3:26 — And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
  • Ezek 3:26 — And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
  • Isa 41:17 — When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
  • Isa 62:1 — For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
  • Isa 66:10 — Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
  • Isa 66:13 — As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
  • Job 29:10 — The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
  • Job 29:10 — The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
  • Lam 4:4 — The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
  • Lam 4:4 — The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
  • Neh 2:3 — And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
  • Ps 22:15 — My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
  • Ps 84:10 — For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Ps 122:6 — Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.