PSALM 137:6
Meine Zunge soll an meinem Gaumen kleben, wo ich nicht dein gedenke, wo ich nicht lasse Jerusalem meine höchste Freude sein.This verse in the real world
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- חֵךְchêkproperly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of spee
- דָּבַקdâbaqproperly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
- לָשׁוֹןlâshôwnthe tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or s
- זָכַרzâkarproperly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention;
- רֹאשׁrôʼshthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of
- יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- עָלָהʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.