Psalms 137:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

If I forget thee O Hierusalem: let my right hande forget her cunning.

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  • Neh 1:2-4 : 2 Came Hanani, one of my brethren, he and the men of Iuda: and I asked them howe the Iewes dyd that were deliuered and escaped from the captiuitie, and howe it went at Hierusalem. 3 And they sayde vnto me: The remnaunt that are left of the captiuitie there in the lande, are in great affliction and rebuke: the wall of Hierusalem also is broken downe, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire. 4 And when I hearde these wordes, I sat downe and wept, and mourned certayne dayes, and fasted and prayed before the God of heauen,
  • Neh 2:2-3 : 2 And the king sayde vnto me: Why lokest thou so sadly, seyng thou art not sicke? It is nothing els, but that thou art heauy hearted. And I was sore afrayde, 3 And sayde vnto the king, God saue the king for euer: Howe shoulde I not loke sadly, when the citie and place of my fathers burials lye waste, and the gates therof are consumed with fire?
  • Ps 84:1-2 : 1 To the chiefe musition vpon Gittith, a psalme of the sonnes of Corach. O how amiable are thy dwellinges: thou God of hoastes? 2 My soule hath a desire and a longing to enter into the courtes of God: my heart and my flesh leapeth with ioy for to go to the liuing Lorde.
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 For one day in thy courtes, is better then a thousande els where: I had rather be a doore keper in the house of my God, then to dwell in large tabernacles of vngodlynes.
  • Ps 102:13-14 : 13 Thou wylt aryse vp, thou wylt haue compassion vpon Sion: for it is tyme that thou haue mercie vpon her, for the tyme appoynted is come. 14 For thy seruauntes be well affected towarde her stones: and it pitieth them to see her in the dust.
  • Ps 122:5-9 : 5 For there is ordeyned the seate for iudgement: euen the seate of the house of Dauid. 6 Pray for the peace of Hierusalem: they shall prosper that loue thee. 7 Peace be within thy walles: and plenteousnesse within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions sakes: I wyll wyshe peace to be within thee. 9 Yea because of the house of God our Lord: I wyll procure to do thee good.
  • Isa 62:1 : 1 For Sions sake wyll I not holde my tongue, and for Hierusalems sake I wyll not ceasse, vntill their righteousnesse breake foorth as the shining light, and their saluation as a burning lampe.
  • Isa 62:6-7 : 6 I haue set watchmen vpon thy walles O Hierusalem, which shall neither ceasse day nor night to preache the Lorde: and ye also that remember the Lorde, ye shall not kepe him close, 7 Nor leaue to speake of him, vntill Hierusalem be set vp, and made the prayse of the worlde.
  • Jer 51:50 : 50 Ye that haue escaped the sworde, haste you, stande not styl, remember the Lord a farre of, and thynke vpon Hierusalem.
  • Dan 6:10-11 : 10 Now when Daniel vnderstoode that he had sealed the writing, he went into his house, and the windowes of his chamber towarde Hierusalem stoode open, there kneeled he downe vpon his knees three times a day, he made his petition, and praysed his God, as he dyd afore time. 11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel making his petition, and praying vnto his God.
  • Zech 11:17 : 17 O idol shepheard that leaueth the flocke, the sworde shall come vpon his arme, and vpon his right eye: his arme shalbe cleane dryed vp, and his right eye shalbe sore blynded.

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    6Let my tongue cleaue to the roofe of my mouth, if I do not remember thee: yea if I preferre not thee O Hierusalem aboue my most myrth.

    7Remember the chyldren of Edom in the day of Hierusalem: they sayde, downe with it, downe with it, euen to the grounde.

  • Isa 49:14-16
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    14But Sion sayde: God hath forsaken me, and my Lorde hath forgotten me.

    15Will a woman forget her owne infant, and not pitie the sonne of her owne wombe? And though they do forget, yet wyll I not forget thee.

    16Beholde, I haue written thee vp vpon my handes, thy walles are euer in my syght.

  • Ps 77:9-10
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    9Hath God forgotten to be gratious? and will he shut vp his louing kindnesse in displeasure? Selah.

    10And I sayde, this is my death: but the ryght hande of the most hyghest may graunt me yeres.

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    4He aunswered howe can we sing one of the songes of God: in another lande besides our owne?

  • Jer 6:8
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    8Amende thee (O Hierusalem) lest I withdrawe my heart from thee, and make thee desolate, and thy lande also, that no man dwell in it.

  • Ps 44:20
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    20If we had forgotten the name of our Lorde, and holden vp our handes to any straunge god:

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    109My soule is alway in my hande: yet I do not forget thy lawe.

  • Ps 13:1
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    1To the chiefe musition, a Psalme of Dauid. Howe long wylt thou forget me O God, for euer? howe long wilt thou hyde thy face from me?

  • Jer 2:32
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    32Doth a mayde forget her rayment, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me a very long whyle.

  • Lam 5:20
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    20Wherefore wylt thou styll forget vs, and forsake vs so long?

  • Jer 23:39-40
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    39Beholde therefore, I wyll take you vp as a burthen, and wyl cast you farre of from my presence, yea and the citie also that I gaue you and your fathers:

    40And wyll bryng you to an euerlasting confusion, and into a shame that shall neuer be forgotten.

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    5I call to remembraunce the tyme long past: I muse vpon euery act of thine, I exercise my study on the worke of thy handes.

    6I stretche foorth myne handes vnto thee: my soule as a thirstie lande gaspeth vnto thee. Selah.

  • Jer 51:50
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    50Ye that haue escaped the sworde, haste you, stande not styl, remember the Lord a farre of, and thynke vpon Hierusalem.

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    5Who shall then haue pitie vpon thee O Hierusalem? who shalbe sorie for thee? Or who shall make intercession to obtayne peace for thee?

  • Job 31:22
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    22Then let myne arme fall fro my shoulder, and myne arme holes be broken from the bone.

  • Ps 10:12
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    12Aryse vp O Lorde God: lift vp thine hande, forget not the afflicted.

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    1By the waters of Babylon we sat downe there: also we wept when we remembred Sion.

  • Zeph 3:16
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    16In that time it shalbe sayde to Hierusalem, Feare not: and to Sion, Let not thyne handes be flacke:

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    3O God my Lord, if I haue done any such thing: or if there be any wickednesse in my handes.

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    6Pray for the peace of Hierusalem: they shall prosper that loue thee.

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    6I haue set watchmen vpon thy walles O Hierusalem, which shall neither ceasse day nor night to preache the Lorde: and ye also that remember the Lorde, ye shall not kepe him close,

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    17Let thy hande be vpon the man of thy right hande: and vpon the sonne of man whom thou hast fortified for thyne owne selfe.

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    139My zeale hath consumed me: because myne aduersaries haue forgotten thy wordes.

  • Ps 139:10
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    10Euen there also thy hande shall leade me: and thy right hande shall holde me.

  • Ps 121:5
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    5God hym selfe is thy keper: God is thy defence vpon thy ryght hande.

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    3His left hande shalbe vnder my head, and his ryght hande shall imbrace me.

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    2Our feete shall stande in thy gates: O Hierusalem.

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    11Why withdrawest thou thy hande, yea thy right hande? consume them, drawing it out of thy bosome.

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    5Therfore that thy beloued may be deliuered: helpe me with thy right hand, and heare me.

  • Ps 138:8
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    8God wyll finishe that he hath begun by me: O God thy louing kindnesse endureth for euer, thou wylt not forsake the workes of thyne owne handes.

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    7Oh remember not thou the sinnes and offences of my youth: but accordyng to thy mercie euen of thy goodnesse O God remember me.

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    6Set about me cuppes of wine, comfort me with apples, for I am sicke of loue.

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    176I haue gone astray lyke a lost sheepe: oh seke out thy seruaunt, for I haue not forgotten thy commaundementes.

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    16My delyght shalbe in thy statutes: and I wyll not forget thy worde.

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    16The ryght hande of God is on hygh: the right hande of God bryngeth mightie thynges to passe.

  • Isa 23:16
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    16Take an harpe and go about the citie thou harlot that hast ben forgotten, make sweete melodie, sing mo songes, that thou mayest be had in remembraunce.

  • Ps 44:17
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    17And though all this be come vpon vs: yet we do not forget thee, nor shewe our selues to be false in thy couenaunt.

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    17He hath put my soule out of rest, I forget all good thinges.

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    8My soule cleaueth fast vnto thee: thy right hande hath vpholden me.

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    22Consider this I pray you, ye that forget the Lorde: lest I plucke you away, and there be none to delyuer you.

  • Job 19:14
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    14Myne owne kinsefolkes haue forsaken me, and my best acquainted haue forgotten me.

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    21Consider this O Iacob and Israel, for thou art my seruaunt: I made thee that thou mightest serue me, O Israel forget me not.

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    1A song of high degrees. O God be mindfull of Dauid: with all his affliction.