Psalms

Psalm 137:6

⁶May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth

if I do not remember you,

if I do not exalt Jerusalem

as my greatest joy!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May my tongue	לְשׁוֹנִ֨י׀	lə·šō·w·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H3956 tongue
cling	תִּדְבַּ֥ק־	tiḏ·baq-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to the roof of my mouth	לְחִכִּי֮	lə·ḥik·kî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I do not	לֹ֪א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
remember you	אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי	’ez·kə·rê·ḵî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H2142 remember
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
exalt	אַ֭עֲלֶה	’a·‘ă·leh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
as	עַ֝֗ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
my greatest	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
joy	שִׂמְחָתִֽי׃	śim·ḥā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.