Psalms · Psalm 127
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.
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The verses immediately either side, within Psalm 127.
Before
1A 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.
Psalm 127:2
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.
After
3Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
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