137:6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
and do not give Jerusalem priority
over whatever gives me the most joy. 1
137:7 Remember, O Lord, what the Edomites did
on the day Jerusalem fell. 2
They said, “Tear it down, tear it down, 3
right to its very foundation!”
1 tn Heb “if I do not lift up Jerusalem over the top of my joy.”
2 tn Heb “remember, O
3 tn Heb “lay [it] bare, lay [it] bare.”