Psa 127 | LSB | STEP | A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless Yahweh watches the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.

Psalms 127

Psalm 127

Unless Yahweh Builds the House

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

1 Unless Yahweh builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless Yahweh watches the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
2 It is in vain that you rise up early,
That you sit out late,
O you who eat the bread of ^{▼▼Lit toils}painful labors;
For in this manner, He gives sleep to His beloved.
3 Behold, children are ^{▼▼Or a heritage}an inheritance of Yahweh,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
5 How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with enemies in the gate.