< Psalms 127 >
1 A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain.
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman wakes but in vain.
2 [It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he gives his beloved sleep.
3 Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows [are] in the hand of a mighty man; so [are] children of the youth.
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.