Psalm 127:1
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
Psalm 33:16-18
The king is not saved by the great size of his army;
A warrior is not rescued by his great strength.
Proverbs 16:9
A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life],
But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them.
Proverbs 21:30-31
There is no [human] wisdom or understanding
Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.
1 Corinthians 3:7
So neither is the one who plants nor the one who waters anything, but [only] God who causes the growth.
1 Chronicles 28:10
Consider this carefully, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be courageous and strong and do it.”
1 Chronicles 28:20
Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and take action; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor
1 Chronicles 29:19
and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all [that is necessary] to build the temple [for You], for which I have made provision.”
Psalm 78:69
And He built His sanctuary [exalted] like the heights [of the heavens],
Like the earth which He has established forever.
Psalm 120:1
And He answered me.
Psalm 121:1
From where shall my help come?
Psalm 121:3-5
He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
Psalm 122:1
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Psalm 123:1
O You who are enthroned in the heavens!
Psalm 124:1
Let Israel now say,
Psalm 126:1
We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the strong, and neither is bread to the wise nor riches to those of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of ability; but time and chance overtake them all.
Jeremiah 51:12
Set up a signal on the walls of Babylon [to spread the news];
Post a strong blockade,
Station the guards,
Prepare the men for ambush!
For the Lord has both purposed and done
That which He spoke against the people of Babylon.
Zechariah 2:4-5
and he said to the second angel, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited [like villages] without walls [spreading out into the open country] because of the great number of people and livestock in it.
1 Corinthians 3:9-15
For we are God’s fellow workers [His servants working together]; you are God’s cultivated field [His garden, His vineyard], God’s building.
1 Chronicles 22:10-11
He shall build a house for My Name (Presence). He shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish his royal throne over Israel forever.’
Psalm 72:1
And [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to guide all his ways].
Psalm 125:1
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
Song of Songs 3:3
“The watchmen who go around the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’
Song of Songs 5:7
“The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me.
They struck me, they wounded me;
The guardsmen of the walls took my shawl from me.
Isaiah 21:5-12
They set the table [for the doomed banquet], they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains [of Belshazzar’s court], oil your shields [for battle, for your enemy is at the gates]!”
Isaiah 27:3
“I, the Lord, am its Keeper;
I water it every moment.
So that no one will harm it,
I guard it night and day.
Isaiah 56:10
Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
Isaiah 62:6
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets),
Who will never keep silent day or night;
You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves,
Jeremiah 51:31
One courier runs to meet another,
And one messenger to meet another,
To tell the
That his city has been captured from end to end;
Ezekiel 33:2-9
“Son of man, speak to the sons of your people [who are exiled in Babylon] and say to them, ‘If I bring a sword on a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman,
1 Corinthians 15:14
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain [useless, amounting to nothing], and your faith is also vain [imaginary, unfounded, devoid of value and benefit—not based on truth].
Galatians 4:11
I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored [to the point of exhaustion] over you in vain.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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They labour
Except
The watchman
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Bible References
Build
They labour
Except
He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
“I, the Lord, am its Keeper;
I water it every moment.
So that no one will harm it,
I guard it night and day.
The watchman
“The watchmen who go around the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’
“The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me.
They struck me, they wounded me;
The guardsmen of the walls took my shawl from me.
They set the table [for the doomed banquet], they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains [of Belshazzar’s court], oil your shields [for battle, for your enemy is at the gates]!”
Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets),
Who will never keep silent day or night;
You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves,
Set up a signal on the walls of Babylon [to spread the news];
Post a strong blockade,
Station the guards,
Prepare the men for ambush!
For the Lord has both purposed and done
That which He spoke against the people of Babylon.