The True Source of Success
J. O. Keen, D. D. Psalm 127:1-5 Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. I. NO HOUSE STANDS THAT GOD DOES NOT BUILD, whether the house signify the home, the business, the character, or the church; for human sufficiency is a foundation of sand (Proverbs 14:11). II. NO CITY IS SAFE THAT GOD DOES NOT KEEP, whether interpreted politically as belonging to the State, or religiously as being that of the heart: for the arm of flesh is a bulwark of mud (Proverbs 11:11; Proverbs 29:8). III. NO LABOUR IS PROFITABLE THAT HE DOES NOT BLESS, whether it be manual or mental: for without grace it increases sorrow or multiplies wickedness (Proverbs 10:16). IV. NO SLEEP IS PEACEFUL THAT HE DOES NOT GIVE, being broken by searing dreams or prevented by devising schemes (Proverbs 4:16). V. NO FAMILY IS BLESSED THAT IS NOT A HERITAGE OF HIM (Proverbs 3:33). (J. O. Keen, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Song of degrees for Solomon.} Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. WEB: Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.