Psalm 137:5

New Century Version

Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand lose its skill.

Cross References

Psalm 84:10

One day in the courtyards of your Temple is better than a thousand days anywhere else. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the Temple of my God than live in the homes of the wicked.

Isaiah 62:1

Because I love Jerusalem, I will continue to speak for her; for Jerusalem’s sake I will not stop speaking until her goodness shines like a bright light, until her salvation burns bright like a flame.

Jeremiah 51:50

You who have escaped being killed with swords, leave Babylon! Don’t wait! Remember the Lord in the faraway land and think about Jerusalem.”

Zechariah 11:17

“How terrible it will be for the useless shepherd who abandoned the flock. A sword will strike his arm and his right eye. His arm will lose all its strength, and his right eye will go blind.”