Psalms 127:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Psalms 127:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 127:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 127:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Psalms 127:2 — World English Bible
Psalms 127:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; Forso he giveth unto his beloved sleep. ”
Psalms 127:2 — American Standard Version
Psalms 127:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.”
Psalms 127:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 127:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep. ”
Psalms 127:2 — Darby Translation
Psalms 127:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“It is in vaine for you to rise earely, and to lie downe late, and eate the bread of sorow: but he wil surely giue rest to his beloued.”
Psalms 127:2 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 127:2 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.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
What Does Psalms 127:2 Mean?
Psalms 127:2 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 127. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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