Psalms 127

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

Psalm 127 states that human efforts to build a house or guard a city are futile without the LORD. It adds that working anxiously for food from early morning until late at night is also in vain, since the LORD grants sleep to those He loves. The text describes children as a heritage and reward from the LORD, comparing offspring born in one's youth to arrows in the hand of a warrior. Finally, the psalm notes that a man with a full quiver is blessed and will not be put to shame when speaking with enemies at the gate.

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¹Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain. ²In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved. ³Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. ⁴Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. ⁵Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

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