Psalm 127 (126)
What is built without God is lost time. It is useless spending all our days
in search of security for the future, if blind and unresponsive, we pass by
the events and joys that the present moment has in store for us.
1 Unless the Lord builds the house,
in vain do its builders labor.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
in vain does the guard stay awake.
2 It is in vain that you rise early
and stay up late, putting off your rest,
toiling for your hard-earned bread;
God gives it to his loved ones, and they sleep.
3 Sons are a gift from the Lord;
the fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are the sons of one¡¯s youth.
5 Blessed is the man who has filled
his quiver with arrows of this kind,
their foes will not silence them
when they contend in court.
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Comments Psalms, Chapter 127
The believer lives life day by day. She does not neglect giving time to
prayer, family, friendship and sharing Christian community life. She does
not damage health by overworking. She is aware that families with larger
incomes and one child who have nothing to share are not always the ones who
best make ends meet, and that the richest homes are not the happiest. The
Father asks us to work but also wants us to keep the sabbath.
Sons are a gift from the Lord. The Bible does not forget that each one of us
has received everything from family and country. Not to pass on life and
education to a new generation, is not to pay a debt, for sure, but it is
also to lose one¡¯s life.
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