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Psalm 127:2-3
New International Version
Psalm 127:2-3
New International Version
2 In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food(A) to eat—
for he grants sleep(B) to[a] those he loves.(C)
3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward(D) from him.
Footnotes
- Psalm 127:2 Or eat— / for while they sleep he provides for
Psalm 127:2-3
King James Version
Psalm 127:2-3
King James Version
2 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.
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
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