¹⁷ All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.

¹ Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

⁴ How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land?

⁵ If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.

⁶ Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you; if I don't prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.