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Psalm 127:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 127 · verse 1
A Song of degrees for Solomon.Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.Psalm 127:1 · King James Version
Psalm 127:1 in context
1Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Commentary
Cross references
- Proverbs 16:9
- 1 Corinthians 3:7
- Proverbs 21:30-31
- 1 Corinthians 3:9-15
- Psalms 33:16-18
- Psalms 121:3-5
- Psalms 124:1
- 1 Chronicles 28:10
Key words (Strong's)
- labourʻâmalto toilH5998 →
- wakethshâqadto be alertH8245 →
- buildbânâhto buildH1129 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- vainshâvᵉʼevil , literally or morallyH7723 →
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We are here taught to have a continual regard to the divine Providence in all the concerns of this life. Solomon was cried up for a wise man, and would be apt to lean to his own understanding and forecast, and therefore his father teaches him to look higher, and to take God along with him in his undertakings.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5