New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 127

Prosperity Comes from the Lord.

A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.

1Unlessאִם־ לֹא־'im- lo'-H518 H3808the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068buildsיִבְנֶ֬הyiv.NehH1129a houseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004,They who buildבוֹנָ֣יוvo.NavH1129it laborעָמְל֣וּ'a.me.LuH5998inH7723vainH7723;Unlessאִם־ לֹֽא־'im- lo'-H518 H3808the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068guardsיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104a cityעִ֝֗יר'IrH5892,The watchmanשׁוֹמֵֽר׃sho.MerH8104staysH8245awakeH8245inH7723vainH7723.

2It is futileשָׁ֤וְאshav'H7723for you to riseק֡וּםkumH6965upH6965earlyמַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵיmash.Ki.meiH7925, Tostayשֶׁ֗בֶתShe.vetH3427upH309lateH309, Toeatאֹ֭כְלֵי'O.khe.leiH398the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of painfulH6089laborH6089;ThisH3651isH3651howH3651He givesיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414to Hisbelovedלִֽידִיד֣וֹli.di.DoH3039sleepשֵׁנָֽא׃she.Na'H8142.

3Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,childrenבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121are agiftנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, Thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the wombהַבָּֽטֶן׃ha.Ba.tenH990is a rewardשָׂ֝כָ֗רSa.KharH7939.

4Like arrowsכְּחִצִּ֥יםke.chi.TzimH2671in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of awarriorגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368,Soכֵּ֝֗ןKenH3651are the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of one’s youthהַנְּעוּרִֽים׃ha.ne.'u.RimH5271.

5Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י'ash.ReiH835is the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834quiverאַשְׁפָּת֗וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827is fullמִלֵּ֥אmi.Le'H4390of them;They will not beH954ashamedיֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyspeakיְדַבְּר֖וּye.da.be.RuH1696with their enemiesH340in the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179.

Prosperity Comes from the Lord.

A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.

Commentaries on Psalms 127