Psalms 127

1If the Lord doesn’t build the house,

the builders are working for nothing.

If the Lord doesn’t guard the city,

the guards are watching for nothing.

2It is no use for you to get up early

and stay up late,

working for a living.

The Lord gives sleep to those he loves.

3Children are a gift from the Lord.

Babies are a reward.

4Sons who are born to a young man

are like arrows in the hand of a warrior.

5Happy is the man

who has his bag full of arrows.

They will not be defeated

when they fight their enemies in court.

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