Old Testament · Poetry & Wisdom
Psalms 127
Psalms 127 opens with these words: “Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.” The line to keep is Psalms 127:2: “It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.” Carry the word “vain” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Key verse · Psalms 127:2
“It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.”
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Practice Psalms 127:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Itisvainforyoutoriseupearly,touplate,thebreadoftoil;forhegivestohislovedones.
World English Bible
1Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
2It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
3Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.
5Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Think about it
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What happens first in Psalms 127?
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Read “It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his…” once more. What does it show you about God?
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Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 127 before bedtime?
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Psalms 127 word search
Psalms 127:2 — It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
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A is 1 and Z is 26. These words were taken from this chapter.
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The key verse starts with this code: 23-1-20-3-8-13-1-14