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Psalms 127:2
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Psalms 127:2
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In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to
[a]
those he loves.
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Psalms 127:2 in Other Translations
KJV
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It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
ESV
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It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.
NLT
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It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.
MSG
2
It's useless to rise early and go to bed late, and work your worried fingers to the bone. Don't you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves?
CSB
2
In vain you get up early and stay up late, eating food earned by hard work; certainly He gives sleep to the one He loves.
Psalms 127:2 In-Context
1
Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
2
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves.
3
Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.
4
Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.
5
Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.
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Genesis 3:17
2.
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Numbers 6:26
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Job 11:18
3.
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Deuteronomy 33:12
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Ecclesiastes 2:25
Footnotes
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[a].
Or "eat—" / "for while they sleep he provides for"
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