Psalm 127:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If it is not the Lord who builds a house, the builders are wasting their time. If it is not the Lord who watches over the city, the guards are wasting their time.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:9

People can plan what they want to do, but it is the Lord who guides their steps.

1 Corinthians 3:7

So the one who plants is not important, and the one who waters is not important. Only God is important, because he is the one who makes things grow.

Psalm 124:1

What would have happened to us if the Lord had not been on our side? Tell us about it, Israel.

Isaiah 62:6

Jerusalem, I put guards on your walls. They will not be silent. They will keep praying day and night. Guards, keep praying to the Lord. Remind him of his promise. Don’t ever stop praying.

1 Chronicles 28:10

Solomon, you must understand that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy place—the Temple. Be strong and finish the job.”

Jeremiah 51:12

Lift up a flag against the walls of Babylon. Bring more guards. Put the watchmen in their places. Get ready for a secret attack. The Lord will do what he has planned. He will do what he said he would do against the people of Babylon.

1 Chronicles 28:20

David also said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and brave and finish this work. Don’t be afraid, because the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will help you until all the work is finished. He will not leave you. You will build the Lord’s Temple.

1 Corinthians 15:14

And if Christ has never been raised, then the message we tell is worth nothing. And your faith is worth nothing.

Psalm 121:1

I look up to the hills, but where will my help really come from?

Psalm 123:1

Lord, I look up and pray to you. You sit as King in heaven.

Psalm 120:1

I was in trouble. I called to the Lord for help, and he answered me!

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. They will never be shaken. They will continue forever.

Psalm 78:69

He built his holy Temple high on that mountain. Like the earth, God built his Temple to last forever.

Isaiah 56:10

The watchmen are all blind. They don’t know what they are doing. They are like dogs that will not bark. They lie on the ground and sleep. Oh, they love to sleep.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I also saw other things in this life that were not fair. The fastest runner does not always win the race; the strongest soldier does not always win the battle; wise people don’t always get the food; smart people don’t always get the wealth; educated people don’t always get the praise they deserve. When the time comes, bad things can happen to anyone!

Psalm 126:1

It will be like a dream when the Lord comes back with the captives of Zion.

Psalm 122:1

I was happy when the people said, “Let us go to the Lord’s Temple.”

Isaiah 27:3

“I, the Lord, will care for the vineyard. I will water it at the right time. I will guard it day and night. No one will hurt it.

1 Chronicles 29:19

And help my son Solomon be true to you. Help him always obey your commands, laws, and rules. Help Solomon do these things. And help him build this Temple that I have planned.”

Song of Solomon 5:7

The guards patrolling the city found me. They hit me. They hurt me. The guards on the wall took my robe from me.

Song of Solomon 3:3

The guards patrolling the city found me. I asked them, “Have you seen the man I love?”

Jeremiah 51:31

One messenger follows another. Messenger follows messenger. They announce to the king of Babylon that his whole city has been captured.

Psalm 72:1

God, help the king be like you and make fair decisions. Help the king’s son know what justice is.

Deuteronomy 8:18

Remember the Lord your God is the one who gives you power to do these things. He does this because he wants to keep the agreement that he made with your ancestors, as he is doing today!

Joshua 2:2

But someone told the king of Jericho, “Last night some men from Israel came to look for weaknesses in our country.”

1 Kings 5:12

The Lord made Solomon wise as he had promised. Hiram and Solomon made a treaty between themselves and were at peace with one another.