Psalm 127 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible

World English Bible

Psalm 127 (WEBP)

^[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.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 127 (KJVS)

^[1] «A Song H7892 of degrees H4609 for Solomon H8010.» Except the LORD H3068 build H1129 (8799) the house H1004, they labour H5998 (8804) in vain H7723 that build H1129 (8802) it: except the LORD H3068 keep H8104 (8799) the city H5892, the watchman H8104 (8802) waketh H8245 (8804) [but] in vain H7723.
^[2] [It is] vain H7723 for you to rise up H6965 (8800) early H7925 (8688), to sit up H3427 (8800) late H309 (8764), to eat H398 (8802) the bread H3899 of sorrows H6089: [for] so he giveth H5414 (8799) 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 (8765) of them: they shall not be ashamed H954 (8799), but they shall speak H1696 (8762) with the enemies H341 (8802) in the gate H8179.

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 127 (YLT)

^[1] 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.
^[2] Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.
^[3] Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah are sons, A reward is the fruit of the womb.
^[4] As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So are the sons of the young men.
^[5] O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them, They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate!