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Psalms 127 (AMP)

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¹ A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. EXCEPT THE Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. ² It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of toil--for He gives to His beloved in sleep. ³ Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. ⁴ As arrows are in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. ⁵ Happy, blessed, and fortunate is the man whose quiver is filled with them! They will not be put to shame when they speak with their adversaries at the gate.