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Psa 137:6 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

let my tongue		Psa 22:15; Isa 41:17; Lam 4:4; Eze 3:26
if I prefer		Psa 84:10; Mat 6:33; Act 20:24; Phl 1:20; 1Th 3:7-9
my chief joy		Heb. the head of my joy.

Correlating Passages

let my tongue

	Psa 22:15	My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
	Isa 41:17	[When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
	Lam 4:4	The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, [and] no man breaketh [it] unto them.
	Eze 3:26	And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they [are] a rebellious house.

if I prefer

	Psa 84:10	For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
	Mat 6:33	But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
	Act 20:24	But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
	Phl 1:20	According to my earnest expectation and [my] hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but [that] with all boldness, as always, [so] now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether [it be] by life, or by death.
	1Th 3:7	Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
	1Th 3:8	For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
	1Th 3:9	For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 137:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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