Psalms 137:5

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If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

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  • Neh 1:2-4 : 2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came with some men from Judah, and I asked them about the Jews who had survived the exile and about Jerusalem. 3 They said to me, 'Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.' 4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned, fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.
  • Neh 2:2-3 : 2 The king asked me, "Why do you look so sad? You are not ill. This can only be sadness of heart." I was very afraid. 3 But I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?"
  • Ps 84:1-2 : 1 For the director of music, according to Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah. 2 How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 Behold our shield, O God, and look with favor upon Your anointed.
  • Ps 102:13-14 : 13 But you, LORD, are enthroned forever, and your name endures to all generations. 14 You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor; the appointed time has come.
  • Ps 122:5-9 : 5 For there are seats of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May those who love you prosper.' 7 May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your citadels. 8 For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, 'Peace be within you.' 9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
  • Isa 62:1 : 1 For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like the dawn, and her salvation like a blazing torch.
  • Isa 62:6-7 : 6 Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will not be silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest, 7 and give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
  • Jer 51:50 : 50 You who have escaped the sword, go! Do not linger. Remember the Lord from afar, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.
  • Dan 6:10-11 : 10 So King Darius signed the written decree and the edict. 11 When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went to his house. He had windows in his upstairs room that opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees to pray, giving thanks to his God, just as he had always done.
  • Zech 11:17 : 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! May the sword strike his arm and his right eye. May his arm wither completely, and his right eye become totally blind.

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    6Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my greatest joy.

    7Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem, when they said, 'Tear it down! Tear it down to its very foundations!'

  • Isa 49:14-16
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    14But Zion said, 'The Lord has abandoned me, and my Lord has forgotten me.'

    15Can a woman forget her nursing child or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Even if these forget, I will not forget you.

    16See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me.

  • Ps 77:9-10
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    9Has His mercy ceased forever? Has His promise come to an end for all generations?

    10Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His compassion? Selah.

  • Ps 137:4
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    4How can we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?

  • Jer 6:8
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    8Be warned, Jerusalem, or I will become alienated from you and make you a desolation, a land uninhabited.

  • Ps 44:20
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    20You have crushed us in the place of jackals and covered us with deep darkness.

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    109My life is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget Your law.

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    1For the director of music, a psalm of David.

  • Jer 2:32
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    32Can a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding adornments? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.

  • Lam 5:20
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    20Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us for so long?

  • Jer 23:39-40
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    39therefore I will surely forget you and cast you out of My presence along with the city I gave to you and your fathers.

    40I will bring upon you everlasting reproach and perpetual shame that will never be forgotten.

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    5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all you have done; I consider the work of your hands.

    6I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah.

  • Jer 51:50
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    50You who have escaped the sword, go! Do not linger. Remember the Lord from afar, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.

  • Jer 15:5
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    5Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will turn aside to ask how you are?

  • Job 31:22
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    22then let my shoulder fall from its socket, and let my arm be broken off at the joint.

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    12Arise, Lord! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the afflicted.

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    1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.

  • Zeph 3:16
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    16On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, 'Do not be afraid, Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.'

  • Lam 1:7
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    7In the days of her affliction and wandering, Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, there was no one to help her. Her enemies saw her and mocked her downfall.

  • Ps 7:3
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    3Otherwise, they will tear me apart like a lion, ripping me to pieces with no one to rescue.

  • Ps 122:6
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    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May those who love you prosper.'

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    6Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will not be silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest,

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    17Your vine is burned with fire; it is cut down, and they perish at the rebuke of your face.

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    5The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand.

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    3His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

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    2Our feet were standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.

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    11Why do You hold back Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it from Your bosom and destroy them!

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    5You have shown your people hard things; you have made us drink the wine of staggering.

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    8The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, Lord, endures forever. Do not abandon the works of your hands.

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    7Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love, remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD.

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    6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

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    176I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

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    16I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

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    16The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

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    16Take up a harp, go about the city, you forgotten prostitute. Play skillfully, sing many songs, so that you may be remembered.

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    17This is from the taunts of those who insult and revile, from the presence of the enemy and the avenger.

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    17My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.

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    22Consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver.

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    14My relatives have ceased to be close, and my close friends have forgotten me.

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    21Remember these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant. I have formed you; you are my servant. Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.

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    1A Song of Ascents. Remember, O LORD, on behalf of David, all his afflictions.