Psalm 127:2

New American Standard Bible 2020

It is futile for you to rise up early, To stay up late, To eat the bread of painful labor; This is how He gives to His beloved sleep.

Cross References

Job 11:18

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

Psalm 3:5

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

Psalm 4:8

In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, Lord, have me dwell in safety.

Psalm 60:5

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

Proverbs 10:22

It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

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

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There was a man without a dependent, 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 he never asked, “And for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is futility, and it is an unhappy task.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of the laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich person does not allow him to sleep.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All a person’s labor is for his mouth, and yet his appetite is not satisfied.

Jeremiah 31:26

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

Ezekiel 34:25

“And I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate harmful animals from the land, so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.