“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.”
Psalms 127:1 (KJV) |
Psalms 127:1
From Psalms 127, in the Book of Psalms (Old Testament).
Read in Context
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.