If I do not remember thee—Equivalent to, “If I forget thee.” If I ever fail to remember you; if I should ever act as if I had forgo…

If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even …

If I do not remember thee
In prayer, in discourse, in conversation; this is the same as before, to forget, repeated …

What we love, we love to think of. Those who rejoice in God, for His sake make Jerusalem their joy. They steadfastly resolved to keep up this affec…