People’s Open Bible
Psalms 127
The LORD Builds and Protects
Open in the reader →A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
1Unless Yahweh builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless Yahweh guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
2It is in vain for you to rise early, to sit up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his beloved.
3Look, children are a heritage from Yahweh, the fruit of the womb a reward.
4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are sons born in one’s youth.
5Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them. They will not be put to shame when they speak with enemies at the gate.
Composed from original Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Ge’ez manuscripts, rendered in multiple passes to stay as close to the originals as possible. About this project