Psalm 127:1

Free Bible Version

If the Lord doesn't build the house, the work of the builders is futile. If the Lord doesn't guard the city, the work of the guards is pointless.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:12

The Lord gave Solomon wisdom just as he had promised him. Hiram and Solomon had a good relationship and they made a peace treaty with each other.

1 Chronicles 28:10

Pay attention now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and take action!’”

1 Chronicles 28:20

Then David also told Solomon, “Be strong, be brave, and take action! Don't be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you! He will not let you down or leave you. He will make sure all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Please also give my son Solomon a desire to whole-heartedly keep your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to do all he can to build your Temple that I have provided for.”

Psalm 120:1

I called out to the Lord for help in all my troubles, and he answered me.

Psalm 121:1

I look to the hills—but is that where my help comes from?

Psalm 122:1

I was so happy when they said to me, “Let's go the house of the Lord.”

Psalm 123:1

I look up to you, the one who rules from heaven.

Psalm 124:1

If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, for it is unshakeable and endures forever.

Psalm 126:1

When the Lord brought his people back from captivity to Zion, it was as if we were dreaming!

Psalm 72:1

God, please give the king fairness, and give the king's son the ability to do what's right.

Psalm 78:69

There he built his sanctuary, high like the heavens, on earth that he made to last forever.

Proverbs 16:9

You can plan in your mind what to do, but the Lord will guide you.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I thought about other things that happen here on earth. Races are not always won by the fastest runner. Battles are not always decided by the strongest warrior. Also, the wise do not always have food, intelligent people do not always make money, and those who are clever do not always win favor. Time and chance affect all of them.

Song of Solomon 3:3

The watchmen found me as they went through the city. “Have you seen the one I love?” I asked them.

Song of Solomon 5:7

The watchmen found me as they went through the city. They beat me, they hurt me, and stole my cloak, those watchmen of the walls.

Isaiah 27:3

I, the Lord, take care of it, watering it often. I guard it night and day so that nobody can damage it.

Isaiah 56:10

For all the watchmen are blind. None of them know what's going on. They're all silent—they can't bark. They spend their time lying down, dreaming, loving to sleep.

Isaiah 62:6

I have placed watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they won't ever be silent, day or night. You who pray to the Lord, don't ever stop and take a rest.

Jeremiah 51:12

Raise the signal flag to attack the walls of Babylon; strengthen the guard; have the watchmen take their places; get the ambush ready. The Lord planned and carried out his threats against the people of Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:31

A runner hands his message over to another to carry; one messenger follows another messenger, all of them alerting the king of Babylon to the news that his city has been completely conquered,

1 Corinthians 15:14

And if Christ isn't raised, then our message we shared with you is pointless, and your trust in God is pointless too.

1 Corinthians 3:7

So the one who does the planting doesn't count for anything, any more than the one who does the watering. The only one who matters is God who is growing you!

Galatians 4:11

I'm concerned that all I did for you has been wasted!

Deuteronomy 8:18

But remember it's the Lord your God who gives you the ability to become rich, in order to fulfill his agreement he promised to your forefathers that still exists today.

Joshua 2:2

But the king of Jericho was told, “Look, some Israelites have come here this evening to spy out the land.”