颂赞上帝的美善

所罗门上圣殿朝圣之诗。

127 若不是耶和华建造房屋,
建造者的工作都是徒劳。
若不是耶和华保护城池,
守城者保持警觉也是徒然。
你早起晚睡,
为生活操劳也是徒然,
唯有耶和华所爱的人才能安眠。
儿女是耶和华所赐的礼物,
孩子是祂所给的赏赐。
人年轻时生的儿女犹如战士手中的箭。
袋中装满了箭的人有福了!
他们在城门与仇敌争论时,
必不致蒙羞。

言人百計經營非蒙主佑盡屬徒然

127 所羅門上行之詩。

若不是耶和華建造房屋,建造的人就枉然勞力;若不是耶和華看守城池,看守的人就枉然警醒。
你們清晨早起,夜晚安歇,吃勞碌得來的飯,本是枉然;唯有耶和華所親愛的,必叫他安然睡覺。
兒女是耶和華所賜的產業,所懷的胎是他所給的賞賜。
少年時所生的兒女,好像勇士手中的箭。
箭袋充滿的人便為有福!他們在城門口和仇敵說話的時候,必不至於羞愧。

127 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.