Psalms 127:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Psalms 127:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 127:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 127:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.”
Psalms 127:1 — World English Bible
Psalms 127:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“ Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. ”
Psalms 127:1 — American Standard Version
Psalms 127:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.”
Psalms 127:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 127:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:”
Psalms 127:1 — Darby Translation
Psalms 127:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the Lord keepe the citie, the keeper watcheth in vaine.”
Psalms 127:1 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 127:1 in Context — Psalms 127
1 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.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
What Does Psalms 127:1 Mean?
Psalms 127:1 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 127. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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