Unless the Lord Builds the House
A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
127Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.
2 It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children[a] of one's youth.
5 Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.[b]Footnotes:
- Psalm 127:4 Or sons
- Psalm 127:5 Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate
Cross references:
- Psalm 127:1 : [See Ps. 120, title]
- Psalm 127:1 : See Ps. 121:4
- Psalm 127:2 : Gen. 3:17, 19
- Psalm 127:2 : Ps. 60:5
- Psalm 127:2 : [Mark 4:26, 27]
- Psalm 127:3 : [Gen. 33:5]
- Psalm 127:3 : Deut. 28:4; [Ps. 132:11]
- Psalm 127:4 : Ps. 120:4
- Psalm 127:5 : See Job 5:4