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A song from Solomon for going up to the Temple.

127 If it is not the Lord who builds a house,
    the builders are wasting their time.
If it is not the Lord who watches over the city,
    the guards are wasting their time.

It is a waste of time to get up early and stay up late,
    trying to make a living.
The Lord provides for those he loves,
    even while they are sleeping.

Children are a gift[a] from the Lord,
    a reward from a mother’s womb.
A young man’s sons
    are like the arrows in a soldier’s hand.
The man who fills his quiver with sons
    will be very blessed.
He will never be defeated
    when he opposes his enemy at the city gates.[b]

A song for going up to the Temple.

128 Great blessings belong to those who fear and respect the Lord
    and live the way he wants.

You will get what you work for.
    You will enjoy the Lord’s blessings, and all will go well for you.
At home, your wife will have many children, like a vine full of grapes.
    The children around your table will be like an orchard full of olive trees.
Yes, the Lord will really bless those who respect him.
May the Lord bless you from Mount Zion.
    May you enjoy the blessings of Jerusalem all your life.
And may you live to see your grandchildren.

Let Israel always enjoy peace!

A song for going up to the Temple.

129 All my life enemies have attacked me.
    Say it again, Israel.
All my life enemies have attacked me,
    but they have never defeated me.
They beat me until I had deep cuts.
    My back looked like a freshly plowed field.
But the Lord does what is right;
    he cut the ropes and set me free from those wicked people.
May those who hate Zion be put to shame.
    May they be stopped and chased away.
They will be like grass on a flat roof
    that dies before it has time to grow.
The one who goes to harvest it
    will not find enough to cut and stack.
May no one walking by those wicked people ever say,
    “May the Lord bless you!
    We bless you in the name of the Lord.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:3 gift Literally, “inheritance.” This usually means the land God gave to each family in Israel.
  2. Psalm 127:5 city gates This can refer to either a battle to protect the city or to a court case held in this public place.

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