Psalm 127 (from the Archive)

New Living Translation

1 Unless the Lord builds a house,
    the work of the builders is wasted.
Unless the Lord protects a city,
    guarding it with sentries will do no good.

2 It is useless for you to work so hard
    from early morning until late at night,
anxiously working for food to eat;
    for God gives rest to his loved ones.

3 Children are a gift from the Lord;
    they are a reward from him.

4 Children born to a young man
    are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.

5 How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!
    He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.


Music: "Rest in the Shadow" by Julian & Melissa Wiggins,
Used with permission.