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Psalm 127 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

Psa 127:1

Psa 127:1(LXX 126:1) A Song of Degrees. Except the Lord build the house, they that build labour in vain: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman watches in vain.

Psa 127:2

Psa 127:2(LXX 126:2) It is vain for you to rise early: ye rise up after resting, ye that eat the bread of grief; while he gives sleep to his beloved.

Psa 127:3

Psa 127:3(LXX 126:3) Behold, the inheritance of the Lord, children, the reward of the fruit of the womb.

Psa 127:4

Psa 127:4(LXX 126:4) As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; so are the children of those who were outcasts.

Psa 127:5

Psa 127:5(LXX 126:5) Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them: they shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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