Psalm 127 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

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New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Psalm 127

God’s Blessings in the Home

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

1Unless the Lord builds the house,
    those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
    the guard keeps watch in vain.
2It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
    for he gives sleep to his beloved.[a]

3Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
    the fruit of the womb a reward.
4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
    are the sons of one’s youth.
5Happy is the man who has
    his quiver full of them.
He shall not be put to shame
    when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

Footnotes

Psalm 127:2 Or for he provides for his beloved during sleep

Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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