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.

1Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

1 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.

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

2It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; Forso he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

2It 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.

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

3Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

3See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.

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

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

4Like arrows in the hand of a man of war, are the children of the young.

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!

5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

5Happy 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.