Psalm 137:6

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Summary

Psalm 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.

Let my tongue

If i prefer

1 Thessalonians 3:7

General references

Psalm 102:14

Bible References

Let my tongue

My strength is dried up like baked clay;
my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You put me into the dust of death.

The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

ד DaletThe nursing infant’s tongue
clings to the roof of his mouth from thirst.
Little children beg for bread,
but no one gives them any.

I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be mute and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.

If i prefer

Better a day in Your courts
than a thousand anywhere else.
I would rather be at the door of the house of my God
than to live in the tents of wicked people.

But seek first the kingdom of God

and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all boldness, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we were encouraged about you through your faith.

General references

For Your servants take delight in its stones
and favor its dust.