Salmos 127

A Prayer for Protection and Prosperity

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.*The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm

1 Unless Yahweh builds a house,

its builders labor at it in vain.

Unless Yahweh guards a city,

a guard watches in vain.

2 It is in vain for you who rise early and sit late,

eating the bread of anxious toil,

when thus he*That is, Yahweh provides*Hebrew "gives" for his beloved in his sleep.*Or "so he gives sleep to his beloved"

3 Look, children*Hebrew "sons" are the heritage*That is, gift of Yahweh;

the fruit of the womb is a reward.

4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,

so are the children*Hebrew "sons" of one’s youth.

5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them.*Or "whose quiver he Yahweh fills with them"

They shall not be put to shame

when they speak with enemies at the gate.