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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 (QalImpf) the house, H1004
They labour H5998 (QalPerf) in vain H7723 that build H1129 (QalActPtc) it:§
Except the Lord H3068 keep H8104 (QalImpf) the city, H5892
The watchman H8104 (QalActPtc) waketh H8245 (QalPerf) but in vain. H7723
[2] It is vain H7723 for you to rise up H6965 (QalInf) early, H7925 (HiphPtc) to sit up H3427 (QalInf) late, H309 (PielPtc) to eat H398 (QalActPtc) the bread H3899 of sorrows: H6089
For so he giveth H5414 (QalImpf) 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 that hath his quiver H827 full H4390 (PielPerf) of them:§
They shall not be ashamed, H954 (QalImpf) but they shall speak H1696 (PielImpf)§ with the enemies H341 (QalActPtc) 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
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