Psalms 137:6
ContextNET © | 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 |
NIV © | May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy. |
NASB © | May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy. |
NLT © | May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I fail to remember you, if I don’t make Jerusalem my highest joy. |
MSG © | Let my tongue swell and turn black if I fail to remember you, If I fail, O dear Jerusalem, to honor you as my greatest. |
BBE © | If I let you go out of my thoughts, and if I do not put Jerusalem before my greatest joy, let my tongue be fixed to the roof of my mouth. |
NRSV © | Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy. |
NKJV © | If I do not remember you, Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth––If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy. |
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NET © | 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 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “if I do not lift up Jerusalem over the top of my joy.” |