Psalms 137:6 · WEB
“Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you; if I don't prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.”
— Psalms 137:6
Speaker
unknown
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
deciding
Type
psalm
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