Psalm 127:2-4

Easy-to-Read Version

²It is a waste of time to get up early and stay up late,
trying to make a living.
The Lord provides for those he loves,
even while they are sleeping.

³Children are a gift^[a] from the Lord,
a reward from a mother’s womb.
⁴A young man’s sons
are like the arrows in a soldier’s hand.

Psalm 127:3 gift Literally, “inheritance.” This usually means the land God gave to each family in Israel.

Psalm 127:2-4

New International Version

²In 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)

³Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward^(D) from him.
⁴Like arrows^(E) in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)