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Psalm 127:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Psalm 127:1-3
Lexham English Bible
A Prayer for Protection and Prosperity
A song of ascents. Of Solomon.[a]
127 Unless Yahweh builds a house,
its builders labor at it in vain.
Unless Yahweh guards a city,
a guard watches in vain.
2 It is in vain for you who rise early and sit late,
eating the bread of anxious toil,
when thus he[b] provides[c] for his beloved in his sleep.[d]
3 Look, children[e] are the heritage[f] of Yahweh;
the fruit of the womb is a reward.
Footnotes
- Psalm 127:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
- Psalm 127:2 That is, Yahweh
- Psalm 127:2 Hebrew “gives”
- Psalm 127:2 Or “so he gives sleep to his beloved”
- Psalm 127:3 Hebrew “sons”
- Psalm 127:3 That is, gift
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