DB1 | In Praise of God's Goodness. Psalm 127(v126) | RSV Contents | notes| 127 | Revised Standard Version | Passage | Biblia Hebraica |
| 127 1 | Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. | In Praise of God's Goodness. Psalm 127(v126) | אִם־יְהוָה לֹא־יִבְנֶה בַיִת שָׁוְא עָמְלוּ בֹונָיו בֹּו אִם־יְהוָה לֹא־יִשְׁמָר־עִיר שָׁוְא שָׁקַד שֹׁומֵר׃ |
| 2 | It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. | שָׁוְא לָכֶם מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם מְאַחֲרֵי־שֶׁבֶת אֹכְלֵי לֶחֶם הָעֲצָבִים כֵּן יִתֵּן לִידִידֹו שֵׁנָא׃ | |
| 3 | Lo, sons are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. | הִנֵּה נַחֲלַת יְהוָה בָּנִים שָׂכָר פְּרִי הַבָּטֶן׃ | |
| 4 | Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons of one's youth. | כְּחִצִּים בְּיַד־גִּבֹּור כֵּן בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים׃ | |
| 5 | Happy 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. | אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶת־אַשְׁפָּתֹו מֵהֶם לֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ כִּי־יְדַבְּרוּ אֶת־אֹויְבִים בַּשָּׁעַר׃ | |