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.

Psalm 127

American Standard Version

Prosperity comes from Jehovah.

A Song of Ascents; of Solomon.

127 Except Jehovah build the house,
They labor in vain that build it:
Except Jehovah keep the city,
The watchman waketh but in vain.
²It is vain for you to rise up early,
To take rest late,
To eat the bread of toil;
For so he giveth unto his beloved ^[a]sleep.
³Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah;
And the fruit of the womb is his reward.
⁴As arrows in the hand of a mighty man,
So are the children of youth.
⁵Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:
They shall not be put to shame,
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Footnotes

Psalm 127:2 Or, in sleep

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