NASB Psalms 127 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 127 — KJV

Prosperity Comes from the LORD.

A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.

  1 Unless°° the LORD° abuilds° the house°,
  They labor° in vain° who build° it;
  Unless°° the LORD° bguards° the city°,
  The watchman° keeps° awake° in vain°.
  2 It is vain° for you to rise° up early°,
  To Iretire° late°,
  To aeat° the bread° of IIpainful° labors°;
  For He gives° to His bbeloved° c[even in his] sleep°.

[1] a Ps 78:69 b Ps 121:4
[2] ILit delay sitting IILit toils a Gn 3:17, 19 b Ps 60:5 c Jb 11:18, 19; Pv 3:24; Ec 5:12

  3 ¶ Behold°, achildren° are a Igift° of the LORD°,
  The bfruit° of the womb° is a reward°.
  4 Like arrows° in the hand° of a awarrior°,
  So° are the children° of one’s youth°.
  5 How ablessed° is the man° whose° quiver° is full° of them;
  bThey will not be ashamed°
  When° they cspeak° with their enemies° din the gate°.

[3] IOr heritage a Gn 33:5; 48:4; Jsh 24:3, 4; Ps 113:9 b Dt 7:13; 28:4; Is 13:18
[4] a Ps 112:2; 120:4
[5] a Ps 128:2, 3 b Pv 27:11 c Is 29:21; Am 5:12 d Gn 34:20

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The virtue of God's blessing.

1 ¶ [[A Songº of degreesº for Solomon.]]º Except² ² the LORDº buildº ª the house,º they labourº ª in vainº that buildº ª it: except² ² the LORDº keepº ª the city,º the watchmanº ª wakethº ª [but] in vain.º 2 [It is] vainº for you to rise upº ª early,º ª to sit upº ª late,º ª to eatº ª the breadº of sorrows:º [for] so² he givethº ª his belovedº sleep.º

[1] 1Ch 22:10; 28:10, 20; 29:19; Ps 33:16; 72:1; 121:3; Pv 16:9; 21:30; Ec 9:11; So 3:3; 5:7; Is 21:5; 27:3; 56:10; 62:6; Jr 51:12, 31; Ezk 33:2; Zc 2:4; 1Co 3:7, 9; 15:14; Ga 4:11.
[2] Gn 3:17; Ps 3:5; 4:8; 39:5; Pv 31:15; Ec 1:14; 2:1, 20; 4:8; 5:12; 6:7; Jr 31:26; Ezk 34:25; Ac 12:5.

Good children are his gift.

3 Lo,² childrenº [are] an heritageº of the LORD:º [and] the fruitº of the wombº [is his] reward.º 4 As arrowsº [are] in the handº of a mighty² man;¹ so² [are] childrenº of the youth.º 5 Happyº [is] the manº that² hath² his quiverº fullº ª of² them: they shall not² be ashamed,º ª but² they shall speakº ª with² the enemiesº ª in the gate.º

[3] Gn 1:28; 15:4; 24:60; 30:1; 33:5; 41:51; 48:4; Dt 28:4; Jsh 24:3; 1S 1:19, 27; 2:20; 1Ch 28:5; Ps 128:3; Is 8:18.
[4] Pv 17:6; 31:28; Jr 50:9.
[5] Gn 50:23; Jb 1:2; 5:4; 42:12; Ps 18:47; Pv 27:11.

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