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Psalms 127

5 aligned verses; 5 with wording or punctuation differences .

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1
A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it , If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked .
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
Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting , eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.
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, an inheritance of Jehovah `are' sons, A reward `is' the fruit of the womb.
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward .
4
As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So ` are ' the sons of the young men .
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth .
5
O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them , They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate !
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 .

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