Psalms127

This psalm emphasizes that all human efforts, whether building or guarding, are futile without the Lord's intervention. It highlights the vanity of anxious toil, contrasting it with the peace God grants His beloved. The psalm then declares children to be a divine heritage and reward, comparing them to arrows that provide strength and defense for a father.

God Must Establish the Work

1
A song of degrees, or Psalme of Salomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the Lord keepe the citie, the keeper watcheth in vaine.
2
It is in vaine for you to rise earely, and to lie downe late, and eate the bread of sorow: but he wil surely giue rest to his beloued.

Children Are God's Heritage

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Beholde, children are the inheritance of the Lord, and the fruite of the wombe his rewarde.
4
As are the arrowes in the hand of ye strong man: so are the children of youth.
5
Blessed is the man, that hath his quiuer full of them: for they shall not be ashamed, when they speake with their enemies in the gate.
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