Psalm 127:1 - Tree of Life Version

¹ A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless Adonai builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless Adonai watches over the city, the watchman stands guard in vain.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Except the LORD build the house, They labour in vain that build it: Except the LORD keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ EXCEPT THE Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. [Ps. 121:1, 3, 5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

Common English Bible

¹ Unless it is the LORD who builds the house, the builders’ work is pointless. Unless it is the LORD who protects the city, the guard on duty is pointless.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ A Canticle in steps. Blessed are all those who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ A gradual canticle. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk in his ways.

Psalm 127:1 Cross References

1 Kings 5:12

He also composed 3,000 proverbs and his songs were 1,005.

1 Chronicles 28:10

Consider now, for Adonai has chosen you to build a House for the Sanctuary. Chazak! And do it!”

1 Chronicles 28:20

Also David said to his son Solomon: “Chazak! And be courageous, and do it! Do not be afraid or dismayed, for Adonai Elohim my God is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the avodah of the House of Adonai is finished.

1 Chronicles 29:19

As for my son Solomon, give him a whole heart to keep Your mitzvot, Your decrees and Your statutes, and to fulfill them all and to build the Temple for which I have made provision.”

Psalm 120:1

A Song of Ascents. In my trouble I cried out to Adonai, and He answered me.

Psalm 121:1

A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the mountains— from where does my help come?

Psalm 122:1

A Song of Ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the House of Adonai.”

Psalm 123:1

A Song of Ascents. To You I lift up my eyes— You enthroned in the heavens.

Psalm 124:1

A Song of Ascents. Of David. “Had Adonai not been on our side” —let Israel now say—

Psalm 125:1

A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in Adonai are like Mount Zion— it cannot be moved, but endures forever.

Psalm 126:1

A Song of Ascents. When Adonai restored the captives of Zion, it was as if we were dreaming.

Psalm 72:1

Of Solomon. Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s son.

Psalm 78:69

He built His Sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that He established forever.

Proverbs 16:9

The heart of man plans his course, but Adonai directs his steps.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I further observed under the sun: The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the mighty, nor does bread come to the wise, or wealth to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; for time and chance befall them all.

Song of Solomon 3:3

The guards patrolling the city found me. “Have you seen the one my soul loves?”

Song of Solomon 5:7

The guards making rounds in the city found me. They beat me, bruised me. The guards on the walls took my veil from me.

Isaiah 27:3

I, Adonai, watch over it, I water it every moment. I guard it day and night, so that no one may harm it.

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are all blind. All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark, dreamers lying down, lovers of slumber,

Isaiah 62:6

On your walls, Jerusalem, I have set watchmen. All day and all night, they will never hold their peace. “You who remind Adonai, take no rest for yourselves,

Jeremiah 51:12

Raise a banner at Babylon’s walls! Strengthen the guard. Station watchmen. Prepare ambushes. For Adonai has both planned and accomplished what He spoke about the Babylonians.

Jeremiah 51:31

One runner runs to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to tell Babylon’s king that his city has been taken from end to end.

1 Corinthians 15:14

And if Messiah has not been raised, then our proclaiming is meaningless and your faith also is meaningless.

1 Corinthians 3:7

So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who makes things grow.

Galatians 4:11

I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored over you in vain!

Deuteronomy 8:18

Rather you are to remember Adonai your God, for it is He who gives you power to make wealth, in order to establish His covenant that He swore to your fathers—as it is this day.

Joshua 2:2

The king of Jericho was told, “Some men from Bnei-Yisrael have just come here tonight to spy out the land.”