Psalm 127:2-4

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of [anxious] toil—for He gives [blessings] to His beloved in sleep.

³Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.^(A)

⁴As arrows are in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.

Psalm 127:2-4

New International Version

²In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food^(A) to eat—
for he grants sleep^(B) to^[a] those he loves.^(C)

³Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward^(D) from him.
⁴Like arrows^(E) in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

New International Version (NIV)