Psalm 137:6
“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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 137Meaning
The verse makes remembrance of Jerusalem a central loyalty of the exile.
Read carefully
devotion to remembered Jerusalem does not authorize hatred of present-day people.
Reflection
The verse makes remembrance of Jerusalem a central loyalty of the exile.