Psalm 127

Prosperity Comes from the Lord .

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1} A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.

Unless the Lord ^(A)builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord ^(B)guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.

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It is vain for you to rise up early,
To ^(a)retire late,
To ^(C)eat the bread of ^(b)painful labors;
For He gives to His ^(D)beloved ^(E)even in his sleep.

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Behold, ^(F)children are a ^(c)gift of the Lord,
The ^(G)fruit of the womb is a reward.

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Like arrows in the hand of a ^(H)warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.

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How ^(I)blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
^(J)They will not be ashamed
When they ^(K)speak with their enemies ^(L)in the gate.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 127:2: ['Lit ', delay sitting]

b. Psalm 127:2: ['Lit ', toils]

c. Psalm 127:3: ['Or ', heritage]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 127:1: Psalm 78:69

B. Psalm 127:1: Psalm 121:4

C. Psalm 127:2: Genesis 3:17; Genesis 3:19

D. Psalm 127:2: Psalm 60:5

E. Psalm 127:2: Job 11:18; Job 11:19; Proverbs 3:24

F. Psalm 127:3: Genesis 33:5; Genesis 48:4; Joshua 24:3; Joshua 24:4; Psalm 113:9

G. Psalm 127:3: Deuteronomy 7:13; Deuteronomy 28:4; Isaiah 13:18

H. Psalm 127:4: Psalm 112:2; Psalm 120:4

I. Psalm 127:5: Psalm 128:2; Psalm 128:3

J. Psalm 127:5: Proverbs 27:11

K. Psalm 127:5: Isaiah 29:21; Amos 5:12

L. Psalm 127:5: Genesis 34:20