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A song by Solomon for going up to worship.

127 If the Lord does not build the house,
it is useless for the builders to work on it.
If the Lord does not protect a city,
it is useless for the guard to stay alert.
It is useless to work hard for the food you eat
by getting up early and going to bed late.
The Lord gives ⌞food⌟ to those he loves while they sleep.

Children are an inheritance from the Lord.
They are a reward from him.
The children born to a man when he is young
are like arrows in the hand of a warrior.
Blessed is the man who has filled his quiver with them.
He will not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the city gate.

A song for going up to worship.

128 Blessed are all who fear the Lord
and live his way.

You will certainly eat what your own hands have provided.
Blessings to you!
May things go well for you!
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine inside your home.
Your children will be like young olive trees around your table.
This is how the Lord will bless the person who fears him.
May the Lord bless you from Zion
so that you may see Jerusalem prospering
all the days of your life.
May you live to see your children’s children.

Let there be peace in Israel!

A song for going up to worship.

129 “From the time I was young, people have attacked me …”
(Israel should repeat this.)
“From the time I was young, people have attacked me,
but they have never overpowered me.
They have plowed my back ⌞like farmers plow fields⌟.
They made long slashes ⌞like furrows⌟.”
The Lord is righteous.
He has cut me loose
from the ropes that wicked people tied around me.
Put to shame all those who hate Zion.
Force them to retreat.
Make them be like grass on a roof,
like grass that dries up before it produces a stalk.
It will never fill the barns of those who harvest
or the arms of those who gather bundles.
Those who pass by will never say ⌞to them⌟,
“May you be blessed by the Lord
or “We bless you in the name of the Lord.”

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