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World English Bible Classic

A Song of Ascents. By Solomon.

[1] Unless Yahweh builds the house,
they who build it labor in vain.
Unless Yahweh watches over the city,
the watchman guards it in vain.
[2] 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.
[3] Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh.
The fruit of the womb is his reward.
[4] As arrows in the hand of a mighty man,
so are the children of youth.
[5] 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.
King James Version

A Song H7892 of degrees H4609 for Solomon. H8010

[1] Except the Lord H3068 build H1129 the house, H1004
They labour H5998 in vain H7723 that build H1129 it:§
Except the Lord H3068 keep H8104 the city, H5892
The watchman H8104 waketh H8245 but in vain. H7723
[2] It is vain H7723 for you to rise up H6965 early, H7925 to sit up H3427 late, H309 to eat H398 the bread H3899 of sorrows: H6089
For so he giveth H5414 his beloved H3039 sleep. H8142
[3] Lo, children H1121 are an heritage H5159 of the Lord: H3068
And the fruit H6529 of the womb H990 is his reward. H7939
[4] As arrows H2671 are in the hand H3027 of a mighty man; H1368
So are children H1121 of the youth. H5271
[5] Happy H835 is the man H1397 H853 that hath his quiver H827 full H4390 of them:§
They shall not be ashamed, H954 but they shall speak H1696§ with H854 the enemies H341 in the gate. H8179

Footnotes

  1. § 127:1 Heb. are builders of it in it
  2. § 127:5a Heb. hath filled his quiver with them
  3. § 127:5b Or, shall subdue, as Psal. 18 .45. Or, destroy
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Ὠιδὴ G5603 τῶν G3588 ἀναβαθμῶν· G304 τῷ G3588 Σαλωμων. Ἐὰν G1437 μὴ G3361 κύριος G2962 οἰκοδομήσῃ G3618 οἶκον, G3624 εἰς G1519 μάτην G3155 ἐκοπίασαν G2872 οἱ G3588 οἰκοδομοῦντες G3618 αὐτόν· G846 ἐὰν G1437 μὴ G3361 κύριος G2962 φυλάξῃ G5442 πόλιν, G4172 εἰς G1519 μάτην G3155 ἠγρύπνησεν G69 ὁ G3588 φυλάσσων. G5442 [2] ‡Εἰς G1519 μάτην G3155 ὑμῖν G5213 ἐστιν G2076 τοῦ G3588 ὀρθρίζειν, G3719 ἐγείρεσθαι G1453 μετὰ G3326 τὸ G3588 καθῆσθαι, G2521 οἱ G3588 ἔσθοντες ἄρτον G740 ὀδύνης, G3601 ὅταν G3752 δῷ G1325 τοῖς G3588 ἀγαπητοῖς G27 αὐτοῦ G846 ὕπνον. G5258 [3] ‡Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἡ G3588 κληρονομία G2817 κυρίου G2962 υἱοί, G5207 ὁ G3588 μισθὸς G3408 τοῦ G3588 καρποῦ G2590 τῆς G3588 γαστρός. G1064 [4] ‡Ὡσεὶ G5616 βέλη G956 ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 δυνατοῦ, G1415 οὕτως G3779 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 τῶν G3588 ἐκτετιναγμένων. G1621 [5] ‡Μακάριος G3107 ἄνθρωπος, G444 ὃς G3739 πληρώσει G4137 τὴν G3588 ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν· G846 οὐ G3756 καταισχυνθήσονται, G2617 ὅταν G3752 λαλῶσι G2980 τοῖς G3588 ἐχθροῖς G2190 αὐτῶν G846 ἐν G1722 πύλῃ. G4439
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 127:1 Originally verse 126:1.
  2. ‡ 127:2 Originally verse 126:2.
  3. ‡ 127:3 Originally verse 126:3.
  4. ‡ 127:4 Originally verse 126:4.
  5. ‡ 127:5 Originally verse 126:5.