Psalms 127
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Psalms 127:1-2

1UnlessH518H3808 the LordH3068 1buildsH1129 a houseH1004, They who buildH1129 it laborH5998 inH7723 vainH7723; UnlessH518H3808 the LordH3068 2guardsH8104 a cityH5892, The watchmanH8104 staysH8245 awakeH8245 inH7723 vainH7723.2It is futileH7723 for you to riseH6965 upH6965 earlyH7925, To 3stayH3427 upH309 lateH309, To 4eatH398 the breadH3899 of painfulH6089 laborH6089; ThisH3651 isH3651 howH3651 He givesH5414 to His 5belovedH3039 6sleepH8142.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 127:1 Ps 78:69 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 127:1 Ps 121:4 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 127:2 Lit sit late ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 127:2 Gen 3:17, 19 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 127:2 Ps 60:5 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 127:2 Job 11:18, 19; Prov 3:24; Eccl 5:12 ↩

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