Psalms 137:4-6

PSALM—NOTE ON Psalms 137:4 To a faithful Judean, the request of v. Psalms 137:3 would be like asking him to forget... Jerusalem, which would be an act of treachery against God, his covenant, and his people. His prayer is that if he should consent to such disloyalty, the very right hand that would play the lyre would instead forget its skill, and the tongue that might sing would instead stick to the roof of my mouth.