Psalm 127-128

New King James Version

Laboring and Prospering with the Lord

A 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.
²It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To ^(B)eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.

³Behold, ^(C)children are a heritage from the Lord,
^(D)The fruit of the womb is a ^(E)reward.
⁴Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
⁵^(F)Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
^(G)They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord

A Song of Ascents.

128 Blessed ^(H)is every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.

²^(I)When you eat the ^[a]labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be ^(J)well with you.
³Your wife shall be ^(K)like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your ^(L)children ^(M)like olive plants
All around your table.
⁴Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.