Other translations
American Standard Version
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her skill .
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If I forget you, oh, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget me!
Darby Bible Translation
If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill!
God's Word
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [how to play the lyre].
Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.
International Standard Version
If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
NET Bible
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled!
New American Standard Bible
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill.
New International Version
If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.
New Living Translation
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
Webster's Bible Translation
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her skill.
The World English Bible
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
EasyEnglish Bible
Jerusalem, I never want to forget you. I would rather lose my right hand!
Young‘s Literal Translation
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgetteth!
New Life Version
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget what it is able to do.
The Voice Bible
O Jerusalem, even still, don’t escape my memory. I treasure you and your songs, even as I hide my harp from the enemy. And if I can’t remember, may I never sing a song again— may my hands never play well again— For what use would it be if I don’t remember Jerusalem as my source of joy?
Living Bible
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill upon the harp. If I fail to love her more than my highest joy, let me never sing again.
New Catholic Bible
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand fail me.
Legacy Standard Bible
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill.
Jubilee Bible 2000
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand shall be forgotten.
Christian Standard Bible
If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.
Amplified Bible © 1954
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill [with the harp].
New Century Version
Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand lose its skill.
The Message
Oh, how could we ever sing God’s song in this wasteland? If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my fingers wither and fall off like leaves. Let my tongue swell and turn black if I fail to remember you, If I fail, O dear Jerusalem, to honor you as my greatest.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget how to play music.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
Good News Translation®
May I never be able to play the harp again if I forget you, Jerusalem!
Wycliffe Bible
If I forget thee, Jerusalem; my right hand be given to forgetting. (Yea, if I forget thee, Jerusalem; may my right hand forget how to play my harp/may my right hand wither away.)
Contemporary English Version
Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand go limp.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
Common English Bible © 2011
Jerusalem! If I forget you, let my strong hand wither!
Amplified Bible © 2015
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget [her skill with the harp].
English Standard Version Anglicised
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill!
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget.
New American Standard Bible
If I forget you, Jerusalem, May my right hand forget its skill.
The Expanded Bible
Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand ·lose its skill [L forget; C its skill of playing a musical instrument].
Tree of Life Version
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither.
Revised Standard Version
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
New International Reader's Version
Jerusalem, if I forget you, may my right hand never be able to play the harp again.
BRG Bible
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
Complete Jewish Bible
If I forget you, Yerushalayim, may my right hand wither away!
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither!
Orthodox Jewish Bible
If I forget thee, O Yerushalayim, let my yamin (right hand) forget [i.e., have paralysis].
Names of God Bible
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the lyre.
Modern English Version
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jerusalem, if I ever forget you, may I never play a song again.
International Children’s Bible
Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand lose its skill.
Lexham English Bible
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget.
New International Version - UK
If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.