Psalm 127:1
Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the Lord protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
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.
Note for…: or, of Solomon
Note that…: Heb. that are builders of it in it
Unless the Lord builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- (Title.) A Song
- Psalm 120:1; Psalm 121:1; Psalm 122:1; Psalm 123:1; Psalm 124:1; Psalm 125:1; Psalm 126:1
- for Solomon
- or, of Solomon.
- Psalm 72:1
- The Lord
- Psalm 33:16–18; Proverbs 16:9; Proverbs 21:30, 31; Ecclesiastes 9:11; 1 Corinthians 3:7
- build
- 1 Chronicles 22:10, 11; 1 Chronicles 28:10, 20; 1 Chronicles 29:19; 1 Corinthians 3:9–15
- they labour
- 1 Corinthians 15:14; Galatians 4:11
- that build it
- Heb. that are builders of it in it. except.
- Psalm 121:3–5; Isaiah 27:3; Zechariah 2:4, 5
- the watchman
- Song of Songs 3:3; Song of Songs 5:7; Isaiah 21:5–12; Isaiah 56:10; Isaiah 62:6; Jeremiah 51:12, 31; Ezekiel 33:2–9