PSA 137:6 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὅτι ὑψηλὸς Κύριος, καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορᾷ, καὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἀπομακρόθεν γινώσκει.
(Hoti hupsaʸlos Kurios, kai ta tapeina efora, kai ta hupsaʸla apomakrothen ginōskei. )

BrTr For the Lord is high, and yet regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.

ULT Let my tongue cling to my palate
⇔ if I do not remember you,
⇔ if I do not lift up Jerusalem
⇔ over my chief pleasure.

UST I hope that I will not be able to sing again
⇔ if I forget about Jerusalem,
⇔ if I do not consider that Jerusalem causes me to be more joyful than anything else does.

BSB May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
⇔ if I do not remember you,
⇔ if I do not exalt Jerusalem
⇔ as my greatest joy!

OEB May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
⇔ if I am unmindful of you,
⇔ or don’t set Jerusalem
⇔ above my chief joy.

WEBBE Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you,
⇔ if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

WMBB (Same as above)

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.

LSV My tongue cleaves to my palate,
If I do not remember you,
If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.

FBV May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you—if I don't consider Jerusalem my greatest joy.[fn]

137:6 The meaning is that it would be an expression of unfaithfulness to the Lord to sing holy songs meant for Temple worship in a pagan country, and that Jerusalem needed to be still considered as God's holy city.

T4T Do not allow me to sing again [MTY],
⇔ if I forget about Jerusalem,
⇔ if I do not consider that Jerusalem causes me to be more joyful than anything else does.

LEB • if I do not remember you, • if do not I exalt Jerusalem • above my highest joy.

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.

Moff May my tongue cleave to my mouth,
⇔ if ever I think not of thee,
⇔ if ever I prize not Jerusalem above all joys!

JPS Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I set not Jerusalem above my chiefest joy.

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

DRA For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.

YLT My tongue doth cleave to my palate, If I do not remember thee, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.

Drby If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to my palate: if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

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

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(If I do not remember thee/you, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Yerusalem above my chief joy. )

137.6 my chief…: Heb. the head of my joy

KJB-1611 [fn]If I doe not remember thee, let my tongue cleaue to the roofe of my mouth; if I preferre not Ierusalem aboue my chiefe ioy.
(If I do not remember thee/you, let my tongue cleaue to the roof of my mouth; if I preferre not Yerusalem above my chief ioy.)

137:6 Heb. the head of my ioy.

Bshps Let my tongue cleaue to the roofe of my mouth, if I do not remember thee: yea if I preferre not thee O Hierusalem aboue my most myrth.
(Let my tongue cleaue to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee/you: yea if I preferre not thee/you O Yerusalem above my most myrth.)

Gnva If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleaue to the roofe of my mouth: yea, if I preferre not Ierusalem to my chiefe ioy.
(If I do not remember thee/you, let my tongue cleaue to the roof of my mouth: yea, if I preferre not Yerusalem to my chief ioy. )

Cvdl Yf I do not remembre the, let my tonge cleue to the rofe of my mouth: yee yf I preferre not Ierusalem in my myrth.
(If I do not remember them, let my tongue cleue to the roof of my mouth: ye/you_all if I preferre not Yerusalem in my myrth.)

Wyc For the Lord is hiy, and biholdith meke thingis; and knowith afer hiy thingis.
(For the Lord is hiy, and biholdith meek things; and knoweth/knows after high things.)

Luth Meine Zunge müsse an meinem Gaumen kleben, wo ich dein nicht gedenke, wo ich nicht lasse Jerusalem meine höchste Freude sein.
(My Zunge müsse at my Gaumen kleben, where I your not gedenke, where I not let Yerusalem my höchste Freude sein.)

ClVg quoniam excelsus Dominus, et humilia respicit, et alta a longe cognoscit.
(quoniam excelsus Master, and humilia respicit, and alta from longe cognoscit. )

Parallel PSA 137:6