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Psalm 127
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A Solomonic Song of Ascents

God’s Blessing in the Family

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
    its builders labor uselessly.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
    its security forces keep watch uselessly.
2 It is useless to get up early
    and to stay up late,[a]
eating the food of exhausting labor—
    truly he gives sleep to those he loves.

3 Children[b] are a gift[c] from the Lord;
    a productive womb, the Lord’s[d] reward.
4 As arrows in the hand of a warrior,
    so also are children[e] born during one’s[f] youth.
5 How blessed[g] is the man whose quiver is full of them!
    He[h] will not be ashamed
        as they confront their enemies at the city gate.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:2 Lit. delay sitting
  2. Psalm 127:3 Lit. Sons
  3. Psalm 127:3 Lit. heritage
  4. Psalm 127:3 The Heb. lacks Lord’s
  5. Psalm 127:4 Lit. sons
  6. Psalm 127:4 The Heb. lacks born during one’s
  7. Psalm 127:5 Or happy
  8. Psalm 127:5 Lit. They
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Psalm 127
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Psalm 127

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

1 Unless the Lord builds(A) the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches(B) over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain.
2 In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food(C) to eat—
    for he grants sleep(D) to[a] those he loves.(E)

3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward(F) from him.
4 Like arrows(G) in the hands of a warrior
    are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.(H)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents(I) in court.(J)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:2 Or eat— / for while they sleep he provides for
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