Psalms 127
Treated in 24 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 127:2 It does you no good to get up early and stay up late, eating food earned by anxious work; he gives sleep to the one he loves. 12
- 127:1 A song of ascents. Of Solomon. If the LORD does not build the house, the work of its builders comes to nothing. If the LORD does not guard the city, the watchman's sleepless night is wasted. 10
- 127:3 Children are a gift handed down from the LORD; the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4
- 127:4 Children born to the young are like arrows in a fighter's hand. 1
- 127:5 How blessed is the one who has a quiver filled with them! They will not be disgraced when they argue with enemies at the city gate. 1
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Where it is preached
- The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds ·
Before the Town Was Awake cites PSALM 127:1
…in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. PSALM 127:1 The editor’s desk. In the years that followed he served churches in Alabama and Missouri…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
The Kilns cites Psalm 127:1
“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it.” — Psalm 127:1, KJV A House on the Hill After Albert’s death, Little Lea was sold, and the brothers…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 127:1
…church and a first Christian book: the shape of a converted life. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 127:1; Hebrews 10:24-25; Acts 2:42. Reflection 1. Do you belong to a local church, even when it…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Nala and Ibambi cites Psalm 127:1
…in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.” — Psalm 127:1, ASV Return to the Uele Studd returned to the Congo in 1916 with his daughter Edith and a…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
The Dignity of Ordinary Things cites PSALM 127:1
…of the divorce laws. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it. PSALM 127:1 The holiness of small things The Christian will see the biblical root of this. The God of…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
The Shaping of a Christian Home cites PSALM 127:1
…in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. PSALM 127:1 In 1992, when she was in her sixties, Elisabeth Elliot published a book about the house…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 2 ·
Day 10 — Rest cites Psalm 127:1–2
…early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.” — Psalm 127:1–2 (BSB) It’s past midnight. You should be asleep, but there’s one more episode, one more…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
Holy Work in Ordinary Places cites PSALM 127:1
…in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. PSALM 127:1 For the neighbour’s sake If God does not need our good works, who does? Our neighbour…
- Faithful With Little ·
Made to Work, Called to Keep cites Psalm 127:2
…stay up late, eating food earned by anxious work; He gives sleep to the one He loves” (Psalm 127:2). God built a day of rest into the week right from creation. Rest is a weekly reminder…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
A Heart on the Wrong Side cites Psalm 127:2
…and eating the bread of anxious toil is vain, “For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep” (Psalm 127:2, ASV). Jesus himself, in the middle of a storm, was “asleep on the cushion” (Mark 4:38…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Appendix A: Twenty-Five Lessons from Hyde’s Prayer Life cites Psalm 127:2
…apart … and rest a while” (Mark 6:31, ASV). God “giveth unto his beloved sleep” (Psalm 127:2, ASV). 25. Bear Burdens, Refuse Resentment, and Die Giving Thanks Hyde carried a…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 127:2
…a pattern, and rest is God’s gift. Scriptures to revisit Mark 6:30-32; 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 127:2; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Romans 12:1. Reflection 1. Are you more likely to spare yourself too…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Barracks 28 cites Psalm 127:2
…each other with the psalms, and Betsie reminded Corrie that God gives his beloved sleep (Psalm 127:2). Then it began to rain. The Bible Under the Dress After two nights in the open the…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of C. T. Studd cites Psalm 127:2
…To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep” (Psalm 127:2, ASV). 19. Judge the Suffering Gently His use of morphine in his last years was…
- The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds ·
Early on Their Knees cites PSALM 127:2
…early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. PSALM 127:2 God is not impressed by exhaustion. He gives His beloved sleep. Bounds’s long hours were…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
Sit cites PSALM 127:2
…early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. PSALM 127:2 Nee’s test was simple, and it is worth applying honestly. Does your service leave you…
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith ·
The Month of July cites Ps. 127:2
…greater happiness is possible. July 2 REFRESHING SLEEP "So he giveth his beloved sleep" Ps. 127:2 Ours is not a life of anxious care, but of happy faith. Our heavenly Father will supply…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Does God Care About My Schoolwork? cites Psalm 127:2
…early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved” (Psalm 127:2). Pulling all-nighters week after week isn’t holiness. Jesus once said to His exhausted…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
Raising Arrows cites Psalm 127:3–5
…are children born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them." — Psalm 127:3–5 Of all the gifts God gives a man, few are greater than children. And of all the…
- Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 127:3
…rebuilt after a flood, and the birth of Valerie in February 1955. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 127:3; 1 Corinthians 15:58; Galatians 6:9. Reflection 1. Where is your labour unseen? 2. How do…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
My Lord Katie cites PSALM 127:3
…Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. PSALM 127:3 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 127:1-2
…lived through a generation of upheaval and colonial demands. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 127:1-2; Isaiah 9:2. Reflection 1. Why does it matter what the mission found when it came? 2. How…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
Without Me You Can Do Nothing cites Psalm 127:1-2
…not. And facts are stubborn things, thank God, and do not alter for all our feelings. In Psalm 127:1-2 ‘’unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord…
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ·
A Brief Account of the Author’s Call to the Work of the Ministry cites Ps. 127.3-5
…of them; they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate’ (Ps. 127.3-5). 291. It pleased me nothing to see people drink in opinions if they seemed ignorant of…