Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in 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. A sentence 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.” What happens first in Psalms 127?
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.”
Psalms 127:3
“Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”
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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.