Psalm 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
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A Song.

Psalm 120:1
In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.

Psalm 121:1
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

Psalm 122:1
I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

Psalm 123:1
I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

Psalm 124:1
If the LORD had not been on our side--let Israel now declare--

Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

Psalm 126:1
When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.

for Solomon.

Psalm 72:1
Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

The Lord

Psalm 33:16-18
No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. . . .

Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

Proverbs 21:30, 31
No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel can prevail against the LORD. . . .

Ecclesiastes 9:11
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all.

1 Corinthians 3:7
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

build

1 Chronicles 22:10, 11
He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.' . . .

1 Chronicles 28:10, 20
Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it." . . .

1 Chronicles 29:19
And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision."

1 Corinthians 3:9-15
For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. . . .

they labour

1 Corinthians 15:14
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.

Galatians 4:11
I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.

that build it.

Psalm 121:3-5
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. . . .

Isaiah 27:3
I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it.

Zechariah 2:4, 5
and said to him, "Run and tell that young man: 'Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it. . . .

the watchman

Song of Solomon 3:3
I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: "Have you seen the one I love?"

Song of Solomon 5:7
I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.

Isaiah 21:5-12
They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields! . . .

Isaiah 56:10
Israel's watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.

Isaiah 62:6
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,

Jeremiah 51:12, 31
Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon. . . .

Ezekiel 33:2-9
"Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: 'Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman, . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A Song of Ascents, of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Solomonic song of ascents. Unless the LORD builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the LORD watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain.

International Standard Version
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor uselessly. Unless the LORD guards the city, its security forces keep watch uselessly.

NET Bible
A song of ascents, by Solomon. If the LORD does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the LORD does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If Lord Jehovah does not build the house, its builders labor uselessly, and if Lord Jehovah does not keep the city, its keepers wake up uselessly.
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