Psalm 127:1-3

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God’s Blessings in the Home

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

127 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.
²It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
    for^[a] he gives to his beloved sleep.

³Lo, sons are a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.

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Psalm 127:2 Another reading is so

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