May my tongueclingto the roofof my mouthIfI do not rememberyou, IfI do not exaltJerusalemAbovemy chiefjoy.
The voiceof the nobleswas hushed,And their tonguestuckto their palate.
Let my shoulderfallfrom the socket,And my armbe brokenoffat the elbow.
My strengthis driedup like a potsherd,And my tonguecleavesto my jaws;And You layme in the dustof death.
For a dayin Your courtsis betterthana thousand[outside]. I would rather standat the thresholdof the houseof my GodThandwellin the tentsof wickedness.
"The afflictedand needyare seekingwater,but thereis none,And their tongueis parchedwith thirst;I, the LORD,will answerthem Myself, [As] the Godof IsraelI will not forsakethem.
The tongueof the infantcleavesTo the roofof its mouthbecause of thirst;The littleonesaskfor bread,[But] noonebreaks[it] for them.
"Moreover, I will make your tonguestickto the roofof your mouthso that you will be muteand cannotbe a manwho rebukesthem, for they are a rebellioushouse.
"But seekfirstHis kingdomand His righteousness,and allthese thingswill be addedto you.
"But I do not considermy lifeof anyaccountas dearto myself,sothat I may finishmy courseand the ministrywhichI receivedfrom the LordJesus,to testify solemnlyof the gospelof the graceof God.
accordingto my earnest expectationand hope,that I will not be put to shamein anything,but [that] with allboldness,Christwill evennow,as always,be exaltedin my body,whetherby lifeorby death.
