Psalms 126 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 127

¹A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

KJVA Song^H7892 of degrees^H4609 for Solomon^H8010. Except the LORD^H3068 build^H1129^(H8799) the house^H1004, they labour^H5998^(H8804) in vain^H7723 that build^H1129^(H8802) it: except the LORD^H3068 keep^H8104^(H8799) the city^H5892, the watchman^H8104^(H8802) waketh^H8245^(H8804) but in vain^H7723.

² It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

KJVIt is vain^H7723 for you to rise up^H6965^(H8800) early^H7925^(H8688), to sit up^H3427^(H8800) late^H309^(H8764), to eat^H398^(H8802) the bread^H3899 of sorrows^H6089: for so he giveth^H5414^(H8799) his beloved^H3039 sleep^H8142.

³ Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

KJVLo, children^H1121 are an heritage^H5159 of the LORD^H3068: and the fruit^H6529 of the womb^H990 is his reward^H7939.

⁴ As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

KJVAs arrows^H2671 are in the hand^H3027 of a mighty man^H1368; so are children^H1121 of the youth^H5271.

⁵ Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

KJVHappy^H835 is the man^H1397 that hath his quiver^H827 full^H4390^(H8765) of them: they shall not be ashamed^H954^(H8799), but they shall speak^H1696^(H8762) with the enemies^H341^(H8802) in the gate^H8179.

WEB·Psalms 126

¹A Song of Ascents. When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.

KJVA Song^H7892 of degrees^H4609. When the LORD^H3068 turned again^H7725^(H8800) the captivity^H7870 of Zion^H6726, we were like them that dream^H2492^(H8802).

² Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “Yahweh has done great things for them.”

KJVThen was our mouth^H6310 filled^H4390^(H8735) with laughter^H7814, and our tongue^H3956 with singing^H7440: then said^H559^(H8799) they among the heathen^H1471, The LORD^H3068 hath done^H6213^(H8800) great things^H1431^(H8689) for them.

³ Yahweh has done great things for us, and we are glad.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 hath done^H6213^(H8800) great things^H1431^(H8689) for us; whereof we are glad^H8056.

⁴ Restore our fortunes again, Yahweh, like the streams in the Negev.

KJVTurn again^H7725^(H8798) our captivity^H7622^(H8675)^H7622, O LORD^H3068, as the streams^H650 in the south^H5045.

⁵ Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.

KJVThey that sow^H2232^(H8802) in tears^H1832 shall reap^H7114^(H8799) in joy^H7440.

⁶ He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.

KJVHe that goeth^H3212^(H8799) forth^H1980^(H8800) and weepeth^H1058^(H8800), bearing^H5375^(H8802) precious^H4901 seed^H2233, shall doubtless^H935^(H8800) come^H935^(H8799) again with rejoicing^H7440, bringing^H5375^(H8802) his sheaves^H485 with him.

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