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A Solomonic Song of Ascents

God’s Blessing in the Family

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
    its builders labor uselessly.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
    its security forces keep watch uselessly.
It is useless to get up early
    and to stay up late,[a]
eating the food of exhausting labor—
    truly he gives sleep to those he loves.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:2 Lit. delay sitting

Psalm 127

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless the Lord builds(A) the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches(B) over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain.
In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food(C) to eat—
    for he grants sleep(D) to[a] those he loves.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:2 Or eat— / for while they sleep he provides for