Psalms 127
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PSALM 127
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1Except the Lord do build the house,
the builders lose their pain:
Except the Lord the city keep,
the watchmen watch in vain.
2'Tis vain for you to rise betimes,
or late from rest to keep,
To feed on sorrows' bread;
so gives he his beloved sleep.
3Lo, children are God's heritage,
the womb's fruit his reward.
4The sons of youth as arrows are,
for strong men's hands prepar'd.
5O happy is the man that hath
his quiver fill'd with those;
They unashamed in the gate
shall speak unto their foes.
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Psalms 127
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Psalm 127
A Song of degrees for Solomon.
1¶ Unless the Lord builds the house, they labour in vain that build it; unless the Lord keeps the city, the watchmen watch in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to come home late, to eat the bread of sorrows, because he shall give his beloved sleep.
3Behold, sons are a heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is to be desired.
4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the young men.
5Happy is the man that has filled his quiver with them: he shall not be ashamed when he speaks with the enemies in the gate.
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