| Psa. 127:1 |
Unless Jehovah builds the house, / Those who build it labor in vain. / Unless Jehovah keeps the city, / The guard watches in vain. |
| Psa. 127:2 |
It is vain for you to rise up early, / To stay up late, / To eat the bread of toil; / All the same, He gives to His beloved while they sleep. |
| Psa. 127:3 |
Behold, children are the heritage of Jehovah, / The fruit of the womb a reward. |
| Psa. 127:4 |
Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man, / So are the children of [one's] youth. |
| Psa. 127:5 |
Blessed is the man / Who fills his quiver with them. / He will not be put to shame / When he speaks with enemies in the gate. |