Psalm 127:1

Good News Translation

If the Lord does not build the house, the work of the builders is useless; if the Lord does not protect the city, it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:12

The Lord kept his promise and gave Solomon wisdom. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made a treaty with each other.

1 Chronicles 28:10

You must realize that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy Temple. Now do it—and do it with determination.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

King David said to his son Solomon, “Be confident and determined. Start the work and don't let anything stop you. The Lord God, whom I serve, will be with you. He will not abandon you, but he will stay with you until you finish the work to be done on his Temple.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations.”

Psalm 120:1

When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord, and he answered me.

Psalm 121:1

I look to the mountains; where will my help come from?

Psalm 122:1

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the Lord's house.”

Psalm 123:1

Lord, I look up to you, up to heaven, where you rule.

Psalm 124:1

What if the Lord had not been on our side? Answer, O Israel!

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken, never be moved.

Psalm 126:1

When the Lord brought us back to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!

Psalm 72:1

Teach the king to judge with your righteousness, O God; share with him your own justice,

Psalm 78:69

There he built his Temple like his home in heaven; he made it firm like the earth itself, secure for all time.

Proverbs 16:9

You may make your plans, but God directs your actions.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I realized another thing, that in this world fast runners do not always win the races, and the brave do not always win the battles. The wise do not always earn a living, intelligent people do not always get rich, and capable people do not always rise to high positions. Bad luck happens to everyone.

Song of Solomon 3:3

The sentries patrolling the city saw me. I asked them, “Have you found my lover?”

Song of Solomon 5:7

The sentries patrolling the city found me; they struck me and bruised me; the guards at the city wall tore off my cape.

Isaiah 27:3

“I watch over it and water it continually. I guard it night and day so that no one will harm it.

Isaiah 56:10

He says, “All the leaders, who are supposed to warn my people, are blind! They know nothing. They are like watch dogs that don't bark—they only lie around and dream. How they love to sleep!

Isaiah 62:6

On your walls, Jerusalem, I have placed sentries; They must never be silent day or night. They must remind the Lord of his promises And never let him forget them.

Jeremiah 51:12

Give the signal to attack Babylon's walls. Strengthen the guard! Post the sentries! Place troops in ambush!” The Lord has done what he said he would do to the people of Babylonia.

Jeremiah 51:31

Messenger after messenger runs to tell the king of Babylonia that his city has been broken into from every side.

1 Corinthians 15:14

and if Christ has not been raised from death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe.

1 Corinthians 3:7

The one who plants and the one who waters really do not matter. It is God who matters, because he makes the plant grow.

Galatians 4:11

I am worried about you! Can it be that all my work for you has been for nothing?

Deuteronomy 8:18

Remember that it is the Lord your God who gives you the power to become rich. He does this because he is still faithful today to the covenant that he made with your ancestors.

Joshua 2:2

The king of Jericho heard that some Israelites had come that night to spy out the country,