AMP ▾Psalms ▾127 ▾Psalms 1271Unless the L ord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the L ord guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain. [Ps 121:1, 3, 5]2It is vain for you to rise early, To retire late, To eat the bread of anxious labors— For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.3¶Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the L ord , The fruit of the womb a reward. [Deut 28:4]4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.5How blessed [happy and fortunate] is the man whose quiver is filled with them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies [in gatherings] at the [city] gate.Psalms 126Psalms 128