Psalm 127:2

Legacy Standard Bible

It is in vain that you rise up early, That you sit out late, O you who eat the bread of painful labors; For in this manner, He gives sleep to His beloved.

Cross References

Job 11:18

“Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would search around and rest securely.

Psalm 3:5

I lay down and slept; I awoke, for Yahweh sustains me.

Psalm 4:8

In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Yahweh, make me to abide in safety.

Psalm 60:5

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

Proverbs 10:22

It is the blessing of Yahweh that makes rich, And He adds no pain with it.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There was a certain man without a second man, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches—“And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of good?” This too is vanity, and it is a grievous endeavor.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of the laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the satisfaction of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All a man’s labor is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not fulfilled.

Jeremiah 31:26

At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.

Ezekiel 34:25

“I will cut a covenant of peace with them and cause harmful beasts to cease from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.