Ascent-Week 24

Psalm 127

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.
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.

Children are a gift from the LORD;
   they are a reward from him.
Children born to a young man
   are like sharp arrows in a warrior’s hands.
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.

Ascent Week 8

Psalm 127

1 Unless the Lord builds the house,

the builders labor 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 those he loves.

3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,

offspring a reward from him.

4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior

are children born in one’s youth.

5 Blessed is the man

whose quiver is full of them.

They will not be put to shame

when they contend with their opponents in court.