Psalm 127

Children Are a Heritage from Yahweh

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

¹Unless Yahweh builds the house,

its builders labor in vain;

unless Yahweh protects the city,

its watchmen stand guard in vain.

• PS 127:1[NOTE]OF SOLOMON. Solomon built the temple, God's house. Unless Yahweh builds the house, the work is for nothing.

²In vain you rise early

and stay up late,

toiling for bread to eat—

for He gives sleep to His beloved.

• PS 127:2[NOTE]HE GIVES SLEEP. Solomon was also called Jedidiah, beloved of Yahweh, 2 Samuel 12:25. Here God gives sleep to His beloved.

³Children are indeed a heritage from Yahweh,

and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

⁴Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,

so are children born in one’s youth.

⁵Blessed is the man

whose quiver is full of them.

He will not be put to shame

when he confronts the enemies at the gate.