📖 Psalms — Chapter 127 (KJV)
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Psalms 127:1 Except the LORD build the house, Rthey labour in vain Tthat build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Psalms 127:2 It is Rvain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Psalms 127:3 Lo, Rchildren are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalms 127:4 As Rarrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Psalms 127:5 RHappy is the man that hath This quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall Tspeak with the enemies in the gate.
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📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 127:1 — Building and guarding depend on God
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Builders and watchers work in vain without the Lord. The verse does not abolish work; it exposes self-sufficient confidence in human effort.
Key Truth: Work in dependence on God.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Except the LORD ____ the house, they labour in vain that build it: except …” (Psalms 127:1)
Find it in Psalms 127:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the ____ , the watchman waketh but in vain.” (Psalms 127:1)
Find it in Psalms 127:1 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the ____ waketh but in vain.” (Psalms 127:1)
Find it in Psalms 127:1 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 127:2 — Rest beyond anxious striving
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Early rising and late sitting cannot secure life by themselves. The gift of sleep contrasts with consuming the bread of sorrowful toil.
Key Truth: Receive rest with dependence.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “It is vain for you to rise up ____ , to sit up late, to eat the bread of …” (Psalms 127:2)
Find it in Psalms 127:2 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of ____ : for so he giveth his beloved sleep.” (Psalms 127:2)
Find it in Psalms 127:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved ____ .” (Psalms 127:2)
Find it in Psalms 127:2 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 127:3–5 — Children as a received heritage
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Children are pictured as God’s heritage and arrows of a household. Family life is received with gratitude rather than treated merely as achievement.
Key Truth: Treat family as entrusted blessing.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Lo, children are an ____ of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is …” (Psalms 127:3)
Find it in Psalms 127:3 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “As ____ are in the hand of a mighty man; so are …” (Psalms 127:4)
Find it in Psalms 127:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Happy is the man that hath his ____ full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they …” (Psalms 127:5)
Find it in Psalms 127:5 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Matthew 6:27 — Jesus questions whether anxious thought can secure life.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where can you combine responsible work with trust and rest?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Why is labour called vain without the LORD?
2. How does the watcher parallel the builder?
3. How does the bread-and-sleep contrast challenge anxious self-sufficiency?
4. What links heritage with gift rather than manufacture?
5. How do arrows and the gate scene develop household strength?
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