Psalms 137:6 meaning and explanation
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!
Psalms 137:6, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is a Judean exile in Babylon, likely after Jerusalem fell in 586 BC, and he binds himself with a self curse. Having sworn that his right hand may wither if he forgets Jerusalem, he now names his tongue, the very instrument his captors demanded in verse 3.
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