Psalm 127 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible

^[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

^[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

Psalm 127:1 Heb. are builders of it in it
Psalm 127:5a Heb. hath filled his quiver with them
Psalm 127:5b Or, shall subdue, as Psal. 18 .45. Or, destroy

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

^{[1] ‡}Ὠιδὴ G5603 (N-NSF) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) ἀναβαθμῶν· G304 (N-GPM) τῷ G3588 (T-DSM) Σαλωμων. Ἐὰν G1437 (COND) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) κύριος G2962 (N-NSM) οἰκοδομήσῃ G3618 (V-AAS-3S) οἶκον, G3624 (N-ASM) εἰς G1519 (PREP) μάτην G3155 (ADV) ἐκοπίασαν G2872 (V-AAI-3P) οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) οἰκοδομοῦντες G3618 (V-PAP-NPM) αὐτόν· G846 (P-ASM) ἐὰν G1437 (COND) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) κύριος G2962 (N-NSM) φυλάξῃ G5442 (V-AAS-3S) πόλιν, G4172 (N-ASF) εἰς G1519 (PREP) μάτην G3155 (ADV) ἠγρύπνησεν G69 (V-AAI-3S) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) φυλάσσων. G5442 (V-PAP-NSM)
^{[2] ‡}Εἰς G1519 (PREP) μάτην G3155 (ADV) ὑμῖν G5213 (P-2DP) ἐστιν G2076 (V-PAI-3S) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSN) ὀρθρίζειν, G3719 (V-PAN) ἐγείρεσθαι G1453 (V-PEN) μετὰ G3326 (PREP) τὸ G3588 (T-ASN) καθῆσθαι, G2521 (V-PNN) οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) ἔσθοντες ἄρτον G740 (N-ASM) ὀδύνης, G3601 (N-GSF) ὅταν G3752 (CONJ) δῷ G1325 (V-2AAS-3S) τοῖς G3588 (T-DPM) ἀγαπητοῖς G27 (A-DPM) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) ὕπνον. G5258 (N-ASM)
^{[3] ‡}Ἰδοὺ G2400 (V-2AMM-2S) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) κληρονομία G2817 (N-NSF) κυρίου G2962 (N-GSM) υἱοί, G5207 (N-NPM) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) μισθὸς G3408 (N-NSM) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSM) καρποῦ G2590 (N-GSM) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) γαστρός. G1064 (N-GSF)
^{[4] ‡}Ὡσεὶ G5616 (ADV) βέλη G956 (N-APN) ἐν G1722 (PREP) χειρὶ G5495 (N-DSF) δυνατοῦ, G1415 (A-GSM) οὕτως G3779 (ADV) οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) υἱοὶ G5207 (N-NPM) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) ἐκτετιναγμένων. G1621 (V-RPP-GPM)
^{[5] ‡}Μακάριος G3107 (A-NSM) ἄνθρωπος, G444 (N-NSM) ὃς G3739 (R-NSM) πληρώσει G4137 (V-FAI-3S) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 (N-ASF) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) ἐξ G1537 (PREP) αὐτῶν· G846 (P-GPM) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) καταισχυνθήσονται, G2617 (V-FPI-3P) ὅταν G3752 (CONJ) λαλῶσι G2980 (V-PAS-3P) τοῖς G3588 (T-DPM) ἐχθροῖς G2190 (A-DPM) αὐτῶν G846 (P-GPM) ἐν G1722 (PREP) πύλῃ. G4439 (N-DSF)

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

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.