Psalm 127:1–5
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1Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain †that build it:
Except athe Lord keep the city, the watchman bwaketh but in vain.
2It is vain for you cto drise up early, to dsit up celate,
To feat the bread of gsorrows:
For hso he giveth his ibeloved sleep.
3Lo, kchildren are an heritage of the Lord:
And lthe fruit of the womb is his reward.
4As arrows are in the hand of a mmighty man;
So are nchildren of the youth.
5Happy is the man that †hath his quiver full of them:
oThey shall not be ashamed,
Footnotes
- †Heb. that are builders of it in it.
- aSee Ps. 121:4.
- bPs. 102:7 (Heb.).
- cComp. Isai. 5:11.
- dSee Ps. 139:2.
- dSee Ps. 139:2.
- cComp. Isai. 5:11.
- ePr. 23:30 (Heb.).
- gPr. 5:10 (Heb.). & 10:22. So Ps. 147:3 marg. (Heb.).
- hSee Isai. 51:6.
- iSee Ps. 60:5.
- kSee Gen. 33:5.
- lDt. 28:4 (Heb.). Ps. 132:11 marg.
- mSee Ps. 120:4.
- nSo Pr. 5:18 (Heb.).
- †Heb. hath filled his quiver with them.
- oComp. Ecclus. 30:6.
- ||Or, shall subdue, as Ps. 18:47, or, destroy.
- pJosh. 20:4. Jer. 12:1 in the Heb.
- qJob 5:4. Prov. 22:22. Isai. 29:21. Amos 5:10, 12. So Deut. 21:19. Prov. 24:7. See Gen. 22:17.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
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.
It 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.
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children of one’s youth.
Blessed 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.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.
In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.
Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward from him.
Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
In vain you get up early and stay up late,
working hard to have enough food—
yes, he gives sleep to the one he loves.
Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
offspring, a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons born in one’s youth.
Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them.
They will never be put to shame
when they speak with their enemies at the city gate.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Unless the Lord builds a house,
the work of the builders is wasted.
Unless the Lord protects a city,
guarding it with sentries will do no good.
It is useless for you to work so hard
from early morning until late at night,
anxiously working for food to eat;
for God gives rest to his loved ones.
Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a reward from him.
Children born to a young man
are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.
How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!
He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Unless Yahweh builds a house,
its builders labor at it in vain.
Unless Yahweh guards a city,
a guard watches in vain.
It is in vain for you who rise early and sit late,
eating the bread of anxious toil,
when thus he provides for his beloved in his sleep.
Look, children are the heritage of Yahweh;
the fruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
so are the children of one’s youth.
Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them.
They shall not be put to shame
when they speak with enemies at the gate.
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