Book | Chapter | Verse | Text |
Psalms |
127 |
1 |
Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is useless. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. |
Psalms |
127 |
2 |
It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. |
Psalms |
127 |
3 |
Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. |
Psalms |
127 |
4 |
Children born to a young man are like sharp arrows in a warrior's hands. |
Psalms |
127 |
5 |
How happy is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates. |