Psalms 127

1A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

1 Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:

2Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.

3Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

3 Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, [and] the fruit of the womb a reward.

4As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So <FI>are<Fi> the sons of the young men.

4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

5O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them, They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate!

5 Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.