Psalms 137:5

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

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  • Neh 1:2-4 : 2 That Hanani, o of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which 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 burd with fire. 4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourd certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
  • Neh 2:2-3 : 2 Wherefore 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 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 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A alm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for 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 shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
  • Ps 122:5-9 : 5 For there are set thrones of 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 Because of the house of the LORD 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 the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
  • Isa 62:6-7 : 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, 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 away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let usalem come into your mind.
  • Dan 6:10-11 : 10 Now when niel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a y, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 11 Then these men assembled, and found niel praying and making supplication before his God.
  • Zech 11:17 : 17 Woe to the idol 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.

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  • Ps 137:6-7
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    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.

    7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

  • Isa 49:14-16
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    14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.

    15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

    16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

  • Ps 77:9-10
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    9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

    10 And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

  • 4 How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?

  • 8 Be thou instructed, O usalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

  • 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

  • 109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

  • 1 To the chief Musician, A alm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

  • 32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

  • 20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

  • Jer 23:39-40
    2 verses
    71%

    39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:

    40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

  • Ps 143:5-6
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    5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

    6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

  • 50 Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let usalem come into your mind.

  • 5 For who shall have pity upon thee, O usalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?

  • 22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

  • 12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

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

  • 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

  • 7 Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.

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    3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

  • 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

  • 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

  • 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

  • 139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

  • 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

  • 5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

  • 3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

  • 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

  • 11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

  • 5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

  • 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

  • 7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

  • 6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

  • 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

  • 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

  • 16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

  • 16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

  • 17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

  • 17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.

  • 8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

  • 22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

  • 14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

  • 21 Remember these, 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.

  • 1 A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: