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Psalm 137:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 137:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 But how could we sing songs of the Lord
while living in a foreign land?[a]
5 [b]If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand fail me.
6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not regard Jerusalem
as the greatest of my joys.
Footnotes
- Psalm 137:4 The exiles could not bring themselves to sing any of the holy songs while they rested on foreign, unclean soil; that would be a profanation (see Hos 9:3; Am 7:17).
- Psalm 137:5 The exiles could not forget Jerusalem and what it symbolized: covenant, temple, God’s presence and kingship, atonement, forgiveness, and reconciliation. They vowed to wait for the redemption promised by God.
诗篇 137:4-6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
诗篇 137:4-6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
4 我们流落异邦，
怎能唱颂赞耶和华的歌呢？
5 耶路撒冷啊，倘若我忘了你，
情愿我的右手无法再拨弄琴弦；
6 倘若我忘了你，
不以你为我的至爱，
情愿我的舌头不能再歌唱。
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified) (CCB)
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