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Psalm 137

Psa. 137:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ifz I forget
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
thee, O Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim (Hebrew #3389)
a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of 3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) 3384 and 7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
KJV usage: Jerusalem.
Pronounce: yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im
Origin: rarely Yruwshalayim {yer-oo- shaw-lah'-yim}
, let my right hand
yamiyn (Hebrew #3225)
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
KJV usage: + left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
Pronounce: yaw-meen'
Origin: from 3231
forget
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
her cunning.
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Dan. 6:10‑11• 10And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
 11But those men came in a body, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. (Dan. 6:10‑11)

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I forget.
Psa. 84:1‑2,10• 1To the chief musician on the Gittith; for the sons of Korah, a psalm.{HR}How lovely [are] thy tabernacles,{HR}O Jehovah of hosts!
 2My soul longeth, yea even fainteth,{HR}For the courts of Jehovah;{HR}My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God
 10For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand:{HR}I had rather be at the threshold in the house of my God{HR}Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psa. 84:1‑2,10)
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Psa. 102:13‑14• 13Thou wilt arise, thou wilt compassionate Zion,{HR}For [it is] time to be gracious to her,{HR}For the set time is come.
 14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones{HR}And are gracious to her dust. (Psa. 102:13‑14)
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Psa. 122:5‑9• 5For there are set thrones for judgment,{HR}Thrones for David's house.
 6Pray for Jerusalem's peace:{HR}May they prosper that love thee.
 7Peace be within thy bulwark,{HR}Prosperity within thy palaces.
 8For my brethren and companions' sake,{HR}Let me now speak, Peace [be] within thee.
 9For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God,{HR}I will seek thy good. (Psa. 122:5‑9)
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Neh. 1:2‑4• 2that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
 3And they said to me, Those who remain, that are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction and reproach; and the wall of Jerusalem is in ruins, and its gates are burned with fire.
 4And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down, and mourned certain days and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven. (Neh. 1:2‑4)
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Neh. 2:2‑3• 2And the king said to me, Why is thy face sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sadness of heart. And I was very sore afraid.
 3And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, and the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? (Neh. 2:2‑3)
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Isa. 62:1,6‑7• 1For 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.
 6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace all day and all night: ye that put Jehovah in remembrance, take ye no rest,
 7and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make, Jerusalem a praise in the earth. (Isa. 62:1,6‑7)
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Jer. 51:50• 50Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still, remember Jehovah afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind. (Jer. 51:50)
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Dan. 6:10‑11• 10And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
 11But those men came in a body, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. (Dan. 6:10‑11)
let my right.
Zech. 11:17• 17Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. (Zech. 11:17)
• The godly man would rather forget his skill in playing the harp, than forget Jerusalem. (“Psalm 137” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill;

W. Kelly Translation

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If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill].