Psalm 127:2

Amplified Bible

It is vain for you to rise early, To retire late, To eat the bread of anxious labors— For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.

Cross References

Job 11:18

“Then you would trust [with confidence], because there is hope; You would look around you and rest securely.

Psalm 3:5

I lay down and slept [safely]; I awakened, for the Lord sustains me.

Psalm 4:8

In peace [and with a tranquil heart] I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety and confident trust.

Psalm 60:5

That Your beloved ones may be rescued, Save with Your right hand and answer us.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches, And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a futile grasping and chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task. [Prov 27:20; 1 John 2:16]

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of a working man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach (greed) of the rich [who hungers for even more] will not let him sleep.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labor of man is for his mouth [for self-preservation and enjoyment], and yet the desire [of his soul] is not satisfied. [Prov 16:26]

Jeremiah 31:26

At this I (Jeremiah) awoke and looked, and my [trancelike] sleep was sweet [in the assurance it gave] to me.

Ezekiel 34:25

“I will make a covenant of peace with them and will eliminate the predatory animals from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep [safely] in the woods. [Ps 127:2; Is 11:6-9; John 14:27; 16:33]