Psalm 127:2

God's Word

It is useless to work hard for the food you eat by getting up early and going to bed late. The Lord gives ⌞food⌟ to those he loves while they sleep.

Cross References

Job 11:18

You will feel confident because there’s hope, and you will look around and rest in safety.

Psalm 3:5

I lie down and sleep. I wake up again because the Lord continues to support me.

Psalm 4:8

I fall asleep in peace the moment I lie down because you alone, O Lord, enable me to live securely.

Psalm 60:5

Save ⌞us⌟ with your powerful hand, and answer us so that those who are dear to you may be rescued.

Proverbs 10:22

It is the Lord’s blessing that makes a person rich, and hard work adds nothing to it.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen everything that is done under the sun. Look at it! It’s all pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There are people who are all alone. They have no children or other family members. So there is no end to all the hard work they have to do. Their eyes are never satisfied with riches. But ⌞they never ask themselves⌟ why they are working so hard and depriving themselves of good things. Even this is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of working people is sweet, whether they eat a little or a lot. But the full stomachs that rich people have will not allow them to sleep.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

Everything that people work so hard for goes into their mouths, but their appetite is never satisfied.

Jeremiah 31:26

At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant.

Ezekiel 34:25

“ ‘I will promise them peace. I will remove the wild animals from the land so that my sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.