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  • Unless the Lord Builds

    {A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.} Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:
  • Unless the Lord Builds the House

    A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

    Unless the Lord builds the house,
    those who build it labor in vain.
    Unless the Lord watches over the city,
    the watchman stays awake in vain.
  • It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
  • It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
    eating the bread of anxious toil;
    for he gives to his beloved sleep.
  • Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, [and] the fruit of the womb a reward.
  • Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
    the fruit of the womb a reward.
  • As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.
  • Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
    are the childrena of one’s youth.
  • Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.
  • Blessed is the man
    who fills his quiver with them!
    He shall not be put to shame
    when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.b

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