Psalms, Psalm 127

¹ They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.	1 Psa 78:69 Psa 121:4
² It is vain for you to rise up early, To^a Lit delay sittingretire late, To eat the bread of^b Lit toilspainful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.	2 Gen 3:17 Gen 3:19 Psa 60:5 Job 11:18 Job 11:19 Pro 3:24 Ecc 5:12
³ Unless the LORD builds the house,	3 Gen 33:5 Gen 48:4 Jos 24:3 Jos 24:4 Psa 113:9 Deu 7:13 Deu 28:4 Isa 13:18
³ Behold, children are a^c Or heritagegift of the LORD, 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.	4 Psa 112:2 Psa 120:4
⁵ How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies in the gate.	5 Psa 128:2 Psa 128:3 Pro 27:11 Isa 29:21 Amo 5:12 Gen 34:20


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