Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 127

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

1Unlessאִם־ לֹא־'im- lo'-H518 H3808the LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068buildsיִבְנֶ֬הyiv.NehH1129the houseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004,its buildersבוֹנָ֣יוvo.NavH1129laborעָמְל֣וּ'a.me.LuH5998invainשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723;unlessאִם־ לֹֽא־'im- lo'-H518 H3808the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068protectsיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104the cityעִ֝֗יר'IrH5892,its watchmenשׁוֹמֵֽר׃sho.MerH8104stand guardשָׁקַ֬דsha.KadH8245in vainשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723.

2In vainשָׁ֤וְאshav'H7723youriseק֡וּםkumH6965earlyמַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵיmash.Ki.meiH7925and stay upשֶׁ֗בֶתShe.vetH3427lateמְאַֽחֲרֵי־me.'a.cha.rei-H309,toilingהָעֲצָבִ֑יםha.'a.tza.VimH6089for breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899to eatאֹ֭כְלֵי'O.khe.leiH398—forכֵּ֤ןkenH3651He givesיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414sleepשֵׁנָֽא׃she.Na'H8142to His belovedלִֽידִיד֣וֹli.di.DoH3039.

3Childrenבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121are indeedהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009a heritageנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159from the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, andthe fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the wombהַבָּֽטֶן׃ha.Ba.tenH990is Hisrewardשָׂ֝כָ֗רSa.KharH7939.

4Like arrowsכְּחִצִּ֥יםke.chi.TzimH2671in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a warriorגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368,soכֵּ֝֗ןKenH3651arechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121born inone’s youthהַנְּעוּרִֽים׃ha.ne.'u.RimH5271.

5Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י'ash.ReiH835is the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834quiverאַשְׁפָּת֗וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827is fullמִלֵּ֥אmi.Le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853of them.He will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be put to shameיֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588he confrontsיְדַבְּר֖וּye.da.be.RuH1696אֶת־'et-H854the enemiesאוֹיְבִ֣ים'oy.VimH341at the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179.

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

Commentaries on Psalms 127