Psalm 137:5
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
Cross-reference
Psalm 102:14 directly parallels — servants hold her stones dear, just as the psalmist vows not to forget Jerusalem's ruins.
Psalm 122:5-9 prays for Jerusalem's peace and seeks her good, echoing the vow to remember and love Zion.
Psalm 122:9 explicitly states 'I will seek your good' for Jerusalem — directly paralleling the vow to remember Jerusalem above all.
Psalm 51:18 prays for the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls — a later expression of the same devotion to Zion that the psalmist vows here.
Psalm 102:13 shifts to God's future pity on Zion, adding a hope dimension to the personal vow of remembrance.
Nehemiah 1:2-4 describes weeping and mourning over Jerusalem's broken walls, matching the psalmist's profound attachment.
Nehemiah 2:3 explicitly connects sadness to Jerusalem's ruins, directly echoing the psalmist's devotion to the city.
Isaiah 62:1 echoes the same fierce commitment: God will not rest until Jerusalem's righteousness shines, mirroring the psalmist's vow not to forget.
Isaiah 62:6 describes watchmen who never keep silent, calling on God to remember Jerusalem — a parallel to the psalmist's own vow of unceasing remembrance.
Isaiah 62:7 continues the watchmen's charge: giving God no rest until Jerusalem is established — directly paralleling the psalmist's determination.
Jeremiah 51:50 directly commands exiles to 'let Jerusalem come into your mind' — the very act the psalmist vows never to neglect.
Daniel 6:10 shows Daniel praying with windows open toward Jerusalem, physically acting out the commitment to remember the holy city.
Nehemiah 2:2 shows his sad face due to Jerusalem's ruin, reflecting the same sorrow behind the vow not to forget.
Daniel 9:20 records Daniel's prayer for Jerusalem and the holy hill — another example of intercession for the city in exile.