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Psalms

Chapter 127
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshi֥yr haֽmּaֽ'al֗ot lishshelo֫mo֥h 'im-yehva֤h ׀ lo'-yibene֬h ba֗yit shsha֤ve ׀ 'amel֣u bona֣yv bּ֑o 'im-yehva֥h loֽ'-yishshemar-'i֝֗yr shsha֤ve ׀ shshaqa֬d shshomeֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labour in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.

שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לִשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה אִם־יְהוָ֤ה ׀ לֹא־יִבְנֶ֬ה בַ֗יִת שָׁ֤וְא ׀ עָמְל֣וּ בוֹנָ֣יו בּ֑וֹ אִם־יְהוָ֥ה לֹֽא־יִשְׁמָר־עִ֝֗יר שָׁ֤וְא ׀ שָׁקַ֬ד שׁוֹמֵֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsha֤ve lake֨m ׀ mashshekּi֪ymey q֡um me'aֽcharey-shshe֗bet 'o֭keley le֣chem ha'atzabi֑ym kּe֤n yitּe֖n liֽydiyd֣o shshenaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat, for he grants sleep to those he loves.

שָׁ֤וְא לָכֶ֨ם ׀ מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי ק֡וּם מְאַֽחֲרֵי־שֶׁ֗בֶת אֹ֭כְלֵי לֶ֣חֶם הָעֲצָבִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן יִתֵּ֖ן לִֽידִיד֣וֹ שֵׁנָֽא׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֤h nachala֣t yehva֣h bּani֑ym shsa֝ka֗r pּeri֣y habּaֽten׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.

הִנֵּ֤ה נַחֲלַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה בָּנִ֑ים שָׂ֝כָ֗ר פְּרִ֣י הַבָּֽטֶן׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּechitzּi֥ym bּeyad-gּibּ֑or kּe֝֗n bּene֣y hanּe'uriֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.

כְּחִצִּ֥ים בְּיַד־גִּבּ֑וֹר כֵּ֝֗ן בְּנֵ֣י הַנְּעוּרִֽים׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshere֤y hagּe֗ber 'ashshe֤r milּe֥ 'et-'ashshepּat֗o me֫he֥m loֽ'-yebo֑shshu kּiֽy-yedabּer֖u 'et-'oyebi֣ym bּashshּaֽ'ar׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.

אַשְׁרֵ֤י הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִלֵּ֥א אֶת־אַשְׁפָּת֗וֹ מֵ֫הֶ֥ם לֹֽא־יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ כִּֽי־יְדַבְּר֖וּ אֶת־אוֹיְבִ֣ים בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃