Psalms 127

1 A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

song [the] step to/for Solomon if: until LORD not to build house: home vanity: vain to toil to build him in/on/with him if: until LORD not to keep: guard city vanity: vain to watch to keep: guard

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

vanity: vain to/for you to rise to arise: rise to delay to dwell to eat food: bread [the] toil so to give: give to/for beloved his sleep

3 Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

behold inheritance LORD son: child wages fruit [the] belly: womb

4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

like/as arrow in/on/with hand mighty man so son: child [the] youth

5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

blessed [the] great man which to fill [obj] quiver his from them not be ashamed for to speak: speak with enemy in/on/with gate