Psalm 127:1-3

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Psalm 127

God’s Blessings in the Home

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

¹Unless the Lord builds the house,
    those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
    the guard keeps watch in vain.
²It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
    for he gives sleep to his beloved.^[a]

³Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.

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Footnotes

Psalm 127:2 Or for he provides for his beloved during sleep

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