Psalms 127
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| «A Song of the going up. Of Solomon.» If the Lord is not helping the builders, then the building of a house is to no purpose: if the Lord does not keep the town, the watchman keeps his watch for nothing. | A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. | |
Verse 1 WEB A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. KJV A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. TSK A Song: ps 120:1, ps 121:1, ps 122:1, ps 123:1, ps 124:1, ps 125:1, ps 126:1; for Solomon: ps 72:1; The Lord: ps 33:16-18, pr 16:9, pr 21:30,31, ec 9:11, 1co 3:7; build: 1ch 22:10,11, 1ch 28:10,20, 1ch 29:19, 1co 3:9-15; they labour: 1co 15:14, ga 4:11; except: ps 121:3-5, isa 27:3, zec 2:4,5; the watchman: so 3:3, so 5:7, isa 21:5-12, isa 56:10, isa 62:6, jer 51:12,31, eze 33:2-9 |
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| It is of no use for you to get up early, and to go late to your rest, with the bread of sorrow for your food; for the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep. | It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. | |
Verse 2 WEB It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones. KJV It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. TSK vain: ps 39:5,6, ec 1:14, ec 2:1-11,20-23, ec 4:8; rise up: pr 31:15-18; the bread: ge 3:17-19, ec 6:7; for so he: ps 3:5, ps 4:8, ec 5:12, jer 31:26, eze 34:25, ac 12:5,6 |
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| See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward. | Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. | |
Verse 3 WEB Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. KJV Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. TSK children: ps 128:3,4, ge 1:28, ge 15:4,5, ge 24:60, ge 30:1,2, ge 33:5, ge 41:51,52, ge 48:4, de 28:4, jos 24:3,4, 1sa 1:19,20,27, 1sa 2:20,21, 1ch 28:5, isa 8:18 |
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| Like arrows in the hand of a man of war, are the children of the young. | As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. | |
Verse 4 WEB As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. KJV As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. |
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| Happy is the man who has a good store of them; he will not be put to shame, but his cause will be supported by them against his haters. | Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. | |
Verse 5 WEB Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. KJV Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. TSK Happy: ge 50:23, job 1:2, job 42:12-16; they shall: job 5:4, pr 27:11; speak: ps 18:47 |
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