LEB(i)
1 A song of ascents. Of Solomon.*
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* provides* for his beloved in his sleep.* 3 Look, children* are the heritage* of Yahweh; the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children* of one's youth. 5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them.* They shall not be put to shame when they speak with enemies at the gate.
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* provides* for his beloved in his sleep.* 3 Look, children* are the heritage* of Yahweh; the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children* of one's youth. 5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them.* They shall not be put to shame when they speak with enemies at the gate.