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Psalm 127
Scottish Metrical Psalter (1650)
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Vers 1
Except the Lord do build the house,
the builders lose their pain:
Except the Lord the city keep,
the watchmen watch in vain.
the builders lose their pain:
Except the Lord the city keep,
the watchmen watch in vain.
Vers 2
’Tis vain for you to rise betimes,
or late from rest to keep,
To feed on sorrows’ bread;
so gives he his beloved sleep.
or late from rest to keep,
To feed on sorrows’ bread;
so gives he his beloved sleep.
Vers 3
Lo, children are God’s heritage,
the womb’s fruit his reward.
The sons of youth as arrows are,
for strong men’s hands prepar’d.
the womb’s fruit his reward.
The sons of youth as arrows are,
for strong men’s hands prepar’d.
Vers 4
O happy is the man that hath
his quiver fill’d with those;
They unashamed in the gate
shall speak unto their foes.
his quiver fill’d with those;
They unashamed in the gate
shall speak unto their foes.
Scottish Metrical Psalter (1650)
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About this psalm
Psalm 127 is a psalm of Salomo and belongs to Book V (Psalm 107–150) of the Psalter. Song of Ascents: Bears the heading "Song of Ascents".
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