Psalms 127
Unless the Lord is involved, human efforts to build and protect are futile. Those who trust in the Lord will find rest and be blessed with children, who are a reward from Him. Children are a valuable inheritance, likened to arrows in the hand of a warrior, and a blessing to those who have them. A man with a large family will be confident and unashamed when facing his enemies.
1A Canticle in steps: of Solomon. Unless the Lord has built the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord has guarded the city, he who guards it watches in vain2It is in vain that you rise before daylight, that you rise up after you have sat down, you who chew the bread of sorrow. Whereas, to his beloved, he will give sleep3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb4Like arrows in the hand of the powerful, so are the sons of those who have been cast out5Blessed is the man who has filled his desire from these things. He will not be confounded when he speaks to his enemies at the gate
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