Psalm 127:2

New King James Version

It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.

Psalm 4:8

I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Job 11:18

And you would be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety.

Psalm 3:5

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

Jeremiah 31:26

After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was sweet to me.

Ezekiel 34:25

“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labor of man is for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labors, Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. But he never asks, “For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?” This also is vanity and a grave misfortune.

Psalm 60:5

That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.