--- title: Psalms 127 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 127 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: A Song of Ascents; of Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it; except the LORD keep the ci --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/127/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 127 # Psalms 127 5 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [127:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.127.1/) — שִׁיר הַֽמַּֽעֲלוֹת לִשְׁלֹמֹהאִם־יְהוָה ׀ לֹא־יִבְנֶה בַיִת שָׁוְא ׀ עָמְלוּ בוֹנָיו בּוֹ אִם־יְהוָה לֹֽא־יִשְׁמָר־עִיר שָׁוְא ׀ שָׁקַד שׁוֹמֵֽר׃ — A Song of Ascents; of 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. - [127:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.127.2/) — שָׁוְא לָכֶם ׀ מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם מְאַֽחֲרֵי־שֶׁבֶת אֹכְלֵי לֶחֶם הָעֲצָבִים כֵּן יִתֵּן לִֽידִידוֹ שֵׁנָֽא׃ — It is vain for you that ye rise early, and sit up late, ye that eat the bread of toil; so He giveth unto His beloved in sleep. - [127:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.127.3/) — הִנֵּה נַחֲלַת יְהוָה בָּנִים שָׂכָר פְּרִי הַבָּֽטֶן׃ — Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD; the fruit of the womb is a reward. - [127:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.127.4/) — כְּחִצִּים בְּיַד־גִּבּוֹר כֵּן בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִֽים׃ — As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of one's youth. - [127:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.127.5/) — אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶת־אַשְׁפָּתוֹ מֵהֶם לֹֽא־יֵבֹשׁוּ כִּֽי־יְדַבְּרוּ אֶת־אוֹיְבִים בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ — Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be put to shame, when they speak with their enemies in the gate. - ← previous: [Psalms 126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/126/) - next →: [Psalms 128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/128/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)