Psalm 127 - Darby Translation (DARBY)

127 A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked. 2 Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one s...
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127 The song of degrees of Solomon. No but the Lord build the house; they that built it have travailed in vain. No but the Lord keepeth the city; he waketh in vain that keepeth it./But if the Lord build the house; they that built it have travailed in vain. But (if) the Lord keepeth the city; he wake...
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A Song of Ascents. By Solomon.127 Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain.Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.3 Behold, child...
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Psalm 127A song of Solomon for those journeying to worship.Psalm 127 is attributed to Solomon, underscoring the futility of human endeavor apart from God. It is similar in tone and theme to other wisdom literature.1 Unless the Eternal builds the house, those who labor to raise it will have worked fo...
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He Gives Sleep to His ChildrenPsalm 1271 A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.Unless Adonai builds the house, the builders labor in vain.Unless Adonai watches over the city, the watchman stands guard in vain.2 In vain you rise up early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil—for He provides for His belo...
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God’s Blessings in the HomeA Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.127 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil; for[a] ...
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God’s Blessings in the HomeA Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.127 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil; for[a] ...
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Psalm 127God’s Blessings in the HomeA Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.1 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gi...
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Psalm 127God’s Blessings in the HomeA Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.1 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil; for he g...
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Psalm 127God’s Blessings in the HomeA Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.1 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil; for he g...
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Psalm 127God’s Blessings in the HomeA Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.1 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.(A)2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil, for he...
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Psalm 127A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.1 Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.2 It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night,anxio...
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God Is Good to His People127 Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders work for nothing. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the men who watch over it stay awake for nothing. 2 You rise up early, and go to bed late, and work hard for your food, all for nothing. For the Lord gives to His lov...
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Laboring and Prospering with the LordA Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.127 Unless the Lord builds the house,They labor in vain who build it;Unless (A)the Lord guards the city,The watchman stays awake in vain.2 It is vain for you to rise up early,To sit up late,To (B)eat the bread of sorrows;For so He gi...
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Psalm 127A song of ascents. Of Solomon.1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.2 In vain you rise early and stay up late,toiling for food to eat – for he grants sleep to[a] those he loves. 3 Children are a ...
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Psalm 127A song of ascents. Of Solomon.1 Unless the Lord builds(A) the house, the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches(B) over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.2 In vain you rise early and stay up late,toiling for food(C) to eat— for he grants sleep(D) to[a] those he loves.(E) 3 Ch...
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Psalm 127A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord. A psalm of Solomon.1 If the Lord doesn’t build a house, the work of the builders is useless.If the Lord doesn’t watch over a city, it’s useless for those on guard duty to stand watch over it.2 It’s useless for you to work from ear...
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Psalm 127[a]A song of ascents;[b] by Solomon.127 If the Lord does not build a house,[c]then those who build it work in vain.If the Lord does not guard a city,[d]then the watchman stands guard in vain.2 It is vain for you to rise early, come home late,and work so hard for your food.[e]Yes,[f] he prov...
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