Berean Interlinear
Psalm
Chapter 127
                                                            A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        šîr
A song
A song
        
        ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ
of ascents .
of ascents .
        
        liš·lō·mōh
Of Solomon .
Of Solomon .
        
        ’im-
Unless
Unless
        
        lō-
. . .
. . .
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD
the LORD
        
        yiḇ·neh
builds
builds
        
        ḇa·yiṯ
the house ,
the house ,
        
        ḇō·w·nāw
its builders
its builders
        
        ‘ā·mə·lū
labor
labor
        
        bōw
in
in
        
        šāw
vain ;
vain ;
        
        ’im-
unless
unless
        
        lō-
. . .
. . .
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD
the LORD
        
        yiš·mār-
protects
protects
        
        ‘îr
the city ,
the city ,
        
        šō·w·mêr
its watchmen
its watchmen
        
        šā·qaḏ
stand guard
stand guard
        
        šāw
in vain .
                            in vain .
                                                            In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        šāw
In vain
In vain
        
        lā·ḵem
you
you
        
        qūm
rise
rise
        
        maš·kî·mê
early
early
        
        še·ḇeṯ
and stay up
and stay up
        
        mə·’a·ḥă·rê-
late ,
late ,
        
        hā·‘ă·ṣā·ḇîm
toiling
toiling
        
        le·ḥem
for bread
for bread
        
        ’ō·ḵə·lê
to eat —
to eat —
        
        kên
for
for
        
        yit·tên
He gives
He gives
        
        šê·nā
sleep
sleep
        
        lî·ḏî·ḏōw
to His beloved .
                            to His beloved .
                                                            Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm
Like arrows
Like arrows
        
        bə·yaḏ-
in the hand
in the hand
        
        gib·bō·wr
of a warrior ,
of a warrior ,
        
        kên
so [are]
so [are]
        
        bə·nê
children
children
        
        han·nə·‘ū·rîm
[born in] one’s youth .
                            [born in] one’s youth .
                                                            Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ’aš·rê
Blessed
Blessed
        
        hag·ge·ḇer
is the man
is the man
        
        ’ă·šer
whose
whose
        
        ’aš·pā·ṯōw
quiver
quiver
        
        mil·lê
is full
is full
        
        ’eṯ-
-
-
        
        mê·hem
of them .
of them .
        
        lō-
He will not
He will not
        
        yê·ḇō·šū
be put to shame
be put to shame
        
        kî-
when
when
        
        yə·ḏab·bə·rū
he confronts
he confronts
        
        ’eṯ-
-
-
        
        ’ō·wy·ḇîm
the enemies
the enemies
        
        baš·šā·‘ar
at the gate .
                            at the gate .