Unless the LORD builds the house,
they who build it labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchman guards it in vain.
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Psalms 127:1–4
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Unless the LORD builds the house,
they who build it labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchman guards it in vain.
2
It is vain for you to rise up early,
to stay up late,
eating the bread of toil,
for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
3
Behold, children are a heritage of the LORD.
The fruit of the womb is his reward.
4
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man,
so are the children of youth.
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