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Close on a musician's hand and closed mouth as loyalty to Jerusalem becomes an oath.
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Psalms 137:5-6

If I forget you, Jerusalem

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down · Psalms 137

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5If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget.

6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not place Jerusalem above my greatest joy.

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