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Prosperity Comes from the Lord.
A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.
Unless the Lord Abuilds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord Bguards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
It is vain for you to rise up early,
To 1retire late,
To Aeat the bread of 2painful labors;
For He gives to His Bbeloved Ceven in his sleep.
Behold, Achildren are a 1gift of the Lord,
The Bfruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a Awarrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
How Ablessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
BThey will not be ashamed
When they Cspeak with their enemies Din the gate.
A 127:1 Ps 78:69 B 127:1 Ps 121:4 1 127:2 Lit delay sitting A 127:2 Gen 3:17, 19 2 127:2 Lit toils B 127:2 Ps 60:5 C 127:2 Job 11:18, 19; Prov 3:24; Eccl 5:12 A 127:3 Gen 33:5; 48:4; Josh 24:3, 4; Ps 113:9 1 127:3 Or heritage B 127:3 Deut 7:13; 28:4; Is 13:18 A 127:4 Ps 112:2; 120:4 A 127:5 Ps 128:2, 3 B 127:5 Prov 27:11 C 127:5 Is 29:21; Amos 5:12 D 127:5 Gen 34:20