Psalms 137:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget [her skill].

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Neh 1:2-4 : 2 that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. 4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
Neh 2:2-3 : 2 And the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid. 3 And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
Ps 84:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
Ps 84:10 : 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.
Ps 102:13-14 : 13 Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.
Ps 122:5-9 : 5 For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 9 For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.
Isa 62:1 : 1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.
Isa 62:6-7 : 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest, 7 and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Jer 51:50 : 50 Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember Jehovah from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
Dan 6:10-11 : 10 And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 11 Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
Zech 11:17 : 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 137:6-7
2 verses
89%
6Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
7Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.
Isa 49:14-16
3 verses
75%
14But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.
16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Ps 77:9-10
2 verses
73%
9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? {H5542}
10And I said, This is my infirmity; [But I will remember] the years of the right hand of the Most High.
Ps 137:4
73%
4How shall we sing Jehovah's song In a foreign land?
Jer 6:8
73%
8Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
Ps 44:20
72%
20If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
Ps 119:109
72%
109My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
Ps 13:1
71%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Jer 2:32
71%
32Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Lam 5:20
71%
20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [And] forsake us so long time?
Jer 23:39-40
2 verses
71%
39therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave unto you and to your fathers, away from my presence:
40and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
Ps 143:5-6
2 verses
70%
5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.
6I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. {H5542}
Jer 51:50
70%
50Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember Jehovah from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
Jer 15:5
70%
5For who will have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who will bemoan thee? or who will turn aside to ask of thy welfare?
Job 31:22
70%
22Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.
Ps 10:12
70%
12Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.
Ps 137:1
69%
1By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
Zeph 3:16
69%
16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
Lam 1:7
69%
7Jerusalem remembereth in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: When her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her desolations.
Ps 7:3
69%
3O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;
Ps 122:6
69%
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
Isa 62:6
69%
6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest,
Ps 80:17
69%
17Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Ps 119:139
69%
139My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
Ps 139:10
69%
10Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
Ps 121:5
69%
5Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Song 8:3
69%
3His left hand [should be] under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
Ps 122:2
69%
2Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem,
Ps 74:11
69%
11Why drawest thou back thy hand, even thy right hand? [Pluck] [it] out of thy bosom [and] consume [them].
Ps 60:5
68%
5That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us.
Ps 138:8
68%
8Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Ps 25:7
68%
7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah.
Song 2:6
68%
6His left hand [is] under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.
Ps 119:176
68%
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments.
Ps 119:16
68%
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 118:16
68%
16The right hand of Jehovah is exalted: The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
Isa 23:16
68%
16Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
Ps 44:17
68%
17All this is come upon us; Yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
Lam 3:17
68%
17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace; I forgat prosperity.
Ps 63:8
68%
8My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.
Ps 50:22
68%
22Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver:
Job 19:14
68%
14My kinsfolk have failed, And my familiar friends have forgotten me.
Isa 44:21
68%
21Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
Ps 132:1
67%
1A Song of Ascents. Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction;