Psalm 127:1WEB
Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
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A Song of Ascents. By Solomon.
Psalm 127:1WEB
Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 127:2WEB
It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
Psalm 127:3WEB
Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 127:4WEB
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.
Psalm 127:5WEB
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.