1 Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; `For' so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
3 Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; `And' the fruit of the womb is `his' reward.
4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate. Psalm 128 A Song of Ascents.
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Today's Verse
Some `trust' in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.
Verse Of The DayThe second half turns to family, calling children "an heritage of the LORD" and comparing them to arrows filling a warrior's quiver, echoing the trust in God's plans found in Proverbs 16:9. Continue this domestic theme in Psalms 128, which blesses the household of the one who fears the Lord.
