Psalms 127:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 127:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 127:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.”
Psalms 127:1 — World English Bible
Psalms 127:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“ Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. ”
Psalms 127:1 — American Standard Version
Psalms 127:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.”
Psalms 127:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 127:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain: ”
Psalms 127:1 — Darby Translation
Psalms 127:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A song of degrees, or Psalme of Salomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the Lord keepe the citie, the keeper watcheth in vaine.”
Psalms 127:1 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 127:1 in Context — Psalms 127
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.
What Does Psalms 127:1 Mean?
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