<< Psalm 127 >> New American Standard Bible © Prosperity Comes from the LORD. A Song of Ascents, of Solomon. 1 Unless the LORD builds the house,  They labor in vain who build it;  Unless the LORD guards the city,  The watchman keeps awake in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early,  To retire late,  To eat the bread of painful labors;  For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep. 3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD,  The fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,  So are the children of one’s youth. 5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;  They will not be ashamed  When they speak with their enemies in the gate. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. Online Parallel Bible