Psalms · Psalm 127
A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, they who build it labour in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
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Psalm 127:1
A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, they who build it labour in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
After
2It 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.
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