Psalm 137:6
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Cross-reference
Psalm 102:14 shows servants cherishing Jerusalem's ruins, mirroring the devotion that refuses to forget her even in desolation.
Psalm 51:18 prays for Jerusalem's restoration, echoing the deep love for the city that this verse makes the highest joy.
Psalm 122:6 calls for prayer for Jerusalem's peace, aligning with this verse's vow to set her above all joy.
Psalm 122:9 resolves to seek Jerusalem's good, matching this verse's commitment to remember her as the highest priority.
Lamentations 4:4 describes infants' tongues sticking to the roof from thirst during Jerusalem's siege — the same phrase in a direct context of Jerusalem's suffering.
Jeremiah 51:50 commands exiles to remember Jerusalem, directly paralleling the vow to never forget her here.
Ezekiel 3:26 has God making Ezekiel's tongue stick to his mouth to silence him — the identical phrase but for divine action rather than a self-curse.
In Job 29:10, 'tongue stuck to the roof of the mouth' describes silence — same idiom as the psalm's self-curse for forgetting Jerusalem.
Isaiah 62:1 vows not to rest until Jerusalem's righteousness shines, reflecting the same relentless dedication shown here.
Isaiah 66:10 calls all who love Jerusalem to rejoice, reinforcing this verse's view of her as the source of highest joy.
In Job 31:22, a similar self-curse on a body part reinforces the oath formula – here the tongue, there the arm.