Psalms 127

A psalm on building, resting, and raising children under God.

Psalms 127 - Except the Lord Build the House

Psalm 127 opens with the well-known warning that builders and watchmen labor "in vain" without the LORD's blessing, a truth captured directly in Psalms 127:1. It follows the joyful harvest imagery of Psalms 126 with a matching lesson about dependence on God for daily provision.


(所羅門 上行 之詩。)若 不是 耶和華 建造 房屋,建造的人 就枉然 勞力;若 不是 耶和華 看守 城池,看守的人 就枉然 警醒。

你們清晨早 起,夜晚 安歇,吃 勞碌 得來的飯,本是枉然;惟有 耶和華所親愛的,必叫 他安然睡覺。

兒女 是耶和華 所賜的產業;所懷的胎 是他所給的賞賜。

少年時 所生的兒女 好像勇士 手中 的箭。

箭袋 充滿 的人 便為有福;他們 在城門口 和 仇敵 說話 的時候,必不至 於羞愧。

The second half turns to family, calling children "an heritage of the LORD" and comparing them to arrows filling a warrior's quiver, echoing the trust in God's plans found in <a href="/bible/chiun/proverbs/chapter-16/9">Proverbs 16:9</a>. Continue this domestic theme in <a href="/bible/chiun/psalms/chapter-128">Psalms 128</a>, which blesses the household of the one who fears the Lord.