Psalms 137:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 137:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
תִּדְבַּ֥ק
dâbaq
H1692
to cleave
לְשׁוֹנִ֨י
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
לְחִכִּי֮
chêk
H2441
mouth
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֪א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי
zâkar
H2142
to remember
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אַ֭עֲלֶה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְרוּשָׁלִַ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
עַ֝֗ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
שִׂמְחָתִֽי
simchâh
H8057
joy
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let my tongue cling to my palate if I do not remember you, if I do not cause Jerusalem to go up above the head of my joy.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).