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Psalm 127
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A song to sing as we climb.

Solomon wrote this song.

Every good thing comes from God[a]

127 The Lord must build your house.
    If not, the work of the builders is useless.
The Lord must keep the city safe.
    If not, the city guards are useless.
2 It will not help you to work all day for food, and never stop.
God gives food to the people that he loves.
    Even while they sleep, God takes care of them.
3 Children are a gift from the Lord.
    He blesses us with descendants.
4 If you have sons while you are a young man,
    they are like a soldier's arrows.
5 If a man has many sons,
    God has blessed him.[b]
When his enemies speak against him at the city gate,
    they will not win.[c]

Footnotes

  1. 127:1 Psalm 127 tells us that only God can give us the good things that we need. We need a house to live in and we need food to eat. If we try to use our own strength to do things, it will not really help us. We need to trust God to give us the things that we need.
  2. 127:5 A soldier with many arrows can fight well. A man with many children is in a good place. They help him to win against his enemies.
  3. 127:5 The city gate was the place where people met to decide their quarrels.
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Psalm 127

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

1 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.
2 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)

3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward(F) from him.
4 Like arrows(G) in the hands of a warrior
    are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.(H)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents(I) in court.(J)

Footnotes

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