Psalm 127:2

New International Version

In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep.

Psalm 4:8

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Job 11:18

You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

Psalm 3:5

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.

Jeremiah 31:26

At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.

Ezekiel 34:25

“ ‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

Everyone’s toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless— a miserable business!

Psalm 60:5

Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.