Psalms 137:5

“If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Psalms 137:5

If I forget thee, O Ierusalem: let my right hand forget her cunning.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget {her skill.}
- New American Standard Version (1995)

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget `her skill'.
- American Standard Version (1901)

If I keep not your memory, O Jerusalem, let not my right hand keep the memory of its art.
- Basic English Bible

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill];
- Darby Bible

And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
- English Revised Version

If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Psalms 137:5

Wesley's Notes for Psalms 137:5


137:3 A song - Such songs as you used to sing in the temple of Zion.

137:4 The Lord's - Those songs which were appointed by God to be sung only in his service.

137:6 If - If I do not value Jerusalem's prosperity more than all other delights.

137:7 The day - In the time of its destruction.


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