Psalms 127:2

Laboring and Prospering with the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

1 Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless ^athe Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.

2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To ^aeat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.

3 Behold, ^achildren are a heritage from the Lord,
^bThe fruit of the womb is a ^creward.

4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.

5 ^aHappy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
^bThey shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Psalms 127:2

It is vain for you to rise up early - There seems to be here an allusion to the daily and nightly watches which Nehemiah instituted. The people are worn out with constant labor and watching; he therefore divided them in such a manner, that they who had worked in the day should rest by night, and that they who worked by night should rest in the day; and thus his beloved, a title of the Jews, the beloved of God, got sleep, due refreshment, and rest. As for Nehemiah and his servants, they never put off their clothes day or night but for washing.

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