Berean Standard Bible

Psalm 127:2

“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.”

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¹Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

²In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.

³Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

⁴Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.

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