King James VersionPsalms127

Psalms

1 Ex­cept the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: ex­cept the LORD keep the city, the watch­man waketh but in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up ear­ly, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sor­rows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
3 Lo, chil­dren are an her­itage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his re­ward.
4 As ar­rows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are chil­dren of the youth.
5 Hap­py is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the en­e­mies in the gate.