Psalms 127

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the LORD keepe the citie, the watchman waketh but in vaine.

GenevaA song of degrees, or Psalme of Salomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the Lord keepe the citie, the keeper watcheth in vaine.

שִׁ֥יר הַֽ/מַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לִ/שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה אִם יְהוָ֤ה לֹא יִבְנֶ֬ה בַ֗יִת שָׁ֤וְא עָמְל֣וּ בוֹנָ֣י/ו בּ֑/וֹ אִם יְהוָ֥ה לֹֽא יִשְׁמָר עִ֝֗יר שָׁ֤וְא שָׁקַ֬ד שׁוֹמֵֽר

It is vaine for you to rise vp early, to sit vp late, to eate the bread of sorrowes: for so hee giueth his beloued sleepe.

GenevaIt is in vaine for you to rise earely, and to lie downe late, and eate the bread of sorow: but he wil surely giue rest to his beloued.

שָׁ֤וְא לָ/כֶ֨ם מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי ק֡וּם מְאַֽחֲרֵי שֶׁ֗בֶת אֹ֭כְלֵי לֶ֣חֶם הָ/עֲצָבִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן יִתֵּ֖ן לִֽ/ידִיד֣/וֹ שֵׁנָֽא

Loe, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the wombe is his reward.

GenevaBeholde, children are the inheritance of the Lord, and the fruite of the wombe his rewarde.

הִנֵּ֤ה נַחֲלַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה בָּנִ֑ים שָׂ֝כָ֗ר פְּרִ֣י הַ/בָּֽטֶן

As arrowes are in the hand of a mightie man: so are children of the youth.

GenevaAs are the arrowes in the hand of ye strong man: so are the children of youth.

כְּ/חִצִּ֥ים בְּ/יַד גִּבּ֑וֹר כֵּ֝֗ן בְּנֵ֣י הַ/נְּעוּרִֽים

Happie is the man that hath his quiuer full of them, they shall not be ashamed: but they shall speake with the enemies in the gate.

GenevaBlessed is the man, that hath his quiuer full of them: for they shall not be ashamed, when they speake with their enemies in the gate.

אַשְׁרֵ֤י הַ/גֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִלֵּ֥א אֶת אַשְׁפָּת֗/וֹ מֵ֫/הֶ֥ם לֹֽא יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ כִּֽי יְדַבְּר֖וּ אֶת אוֹיְבִ֣ים בַּ/שָּֽׁעַר