Psalms 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.
Treated in 10 passages across the library.
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…
- 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…