Psalm 127 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Unless the Lord Builds the House

Psa 127:1A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
Unless 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.

Psa 127:2

Psa 127:2It 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.

Psa 127:3

Psa 127:3Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward.

Psa 127:4

Psa 127:4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children[fn] of one’s youth.

Psa 127:5

Psa 127:5Blessed 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.[fn]

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ESV Footnotes

(127:4)

Or sons

(127:5)

Or They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate

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