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 (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

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] [126:1]} ωδη των αναβαθμων τω σαλωμων εαν μη κυριος οικοδομηση οικον εις ματην εκοπιασαν οι οικοδομουντες αυτον εαν μη κυριος φυλαξη πολιν εις ματην ηγρυπνησεν ο φυλασσων
^{[2] [126:2]} εις ματην υμιν εστιν του ορθριζειν εγειρεσθαι μετα το καθησθαι οι εσθοντες αρτον οδυνης οταν δω τοις αγαπητοις αυτου υπνον
^{[3] [126:3]} ιδου η κληρονομια κυριου υιοι ο μισθος του καρπου της γαστρος
^{[4] [126:4]} ωσει βελη εν χειρι δυνατου ουτως οι υιοι των εκτετιναγμενων
^{[5] [126:5]} μακαριος ανθρωπος ος πληρωσει την επιθυμιαν αυτου εξ αυτων ου καταισχυνθησονται οταν λαλωσι τοις εχθροις αυτων εν πυλη

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.