Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 127

A Song of degrees for Solomon.for…: or, of Solomon.

1Except Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068buildיִבְנֶ֬הyiv.NehH1129the houseבַ֗יִתVa.yitH1004,they labourעָמְל֣וּ'a.me.LuH5998in vainשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723that buildבוֹנָ֣יוvo.NavH1129it: except Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068keepיִשְׁמָר־yish.mor-H8104the cityעִ֝֗יר'IrH5892,the watchmanשׁוֹמֵֽר׃sho.MerH8104wakethשָׁקַ֬דsha.KadH8245butin vainשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723.

2It isvainשָׁ֤וְאshav'H7723for you to rise upק֡וּםkumH6965earlyמַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵיmash.Ki.meiH7925,to sit upשֶׁ֗בֶתShe.vetH3427lateמְאַֽחֲרֵי־me.'a.cha.rei-H309,to eatאֹ֭כְלֵי'O.khe.leiH398the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of sorrowsהָעֲצָבִ֑יםha.'a.tza.VimH6089: forso he givethיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414his belovedלִֽידִיד֣וֹli.di.DoH3039sleepשֵׁנָֽא׃she.Na'H8142.

3Lo, childrenבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121arean heritageנַחֲלַ֣תna.cha.LatH5159of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068: andthe fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the wombהַבָּֽטֶן׃ha.Ba.tenH990is hisrewardשָׂ֝כָ֗רSa.KharH7939.

4As arrowsכְּחִצִּ֥יםke.chi.TzimH2671arein the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of a mighty manגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368; so arechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the youthהַנְּעוּרִֽים׃ha.ne.'u.RimH5271.

5Happyאַשְׁרֵ֤י'ash.ReiH835isthe manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397that hath his quiverאַשְׁפָּת֗וֹ'ash.pa.ToH827fullמִלֵּ֥אmi.Le'H4390of them: they shall not be ashamedיֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954,but they shall speakיְדַבְּר֖וּye.da.be.RuH1696with the enemiesאוֹיְבִ֣ים'oy.VimH341in the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179.

A Song of degrees for Solomon.for…: or, of Solomon.

Commentaries on Psalms 127