Psalm 127

Modern English Version

Psalm 127

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

¹Except the Lord build the house,
    those who build labor in vain;
except the Lord guards the city,
    the watchman stays awake in vain.
²It is in vain for you to rise up early,
    to stay up late,
and to eat the bread of hard toil,
    for He gives sleep to His beloved.

³Look, children are a gift of the Lord,
    and the fruit of the womb is a reward.
⁴As arrows in the hand of a mighty warrior,
    so are the children of one’s youth.
⁵Happy is the man
    who has his quiver full of them;
he shall not be ashamed
    when he speaks with the enemies at the gate.

Psalm 127

New King James Version

Laboring and Prospering with the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless ^(A)the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
²It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To ^(B)eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.

³Behold, ^(C)children are a heritage from the Lord,
^(D)The fruit of the womb is a ^(E)reward.
⁴Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
⁵^(F)Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
^(G)They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

Modern English Version (MEV)

New King James Version (NKJV)

Psalm 127 Modern English Version

Psalm 127

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

Psalm 127 New King James Version

Laboring and Prospering with the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

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Psalm 127

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Psalm 127

New King James Version