Verse
Psalms 127:2 — It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread…
“It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.”
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The verses around Psalms 127:2.
1Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
3Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Verse explanation
The verse contrasts rising early, staying up late, and eating the bread of sorrows on one side, with receiving peaceful sleep on the other. It is the difference between anxious, restless effort and the confidence of someone who receives what is needed without desperately striving for it.
From the Psalms 127 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 127:2 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Inutil vos será levantar de madrugada, repousar tarde, comer o pão de dôres, pois assim dá elle aos seus amados o somno.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Inutilmente levantais de madrugada [e] descansais tarde, para comerdes o pão de dores; [porque] assim ele dá sono a quem ele ama.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Es inútil levantarse temprano por la mañana e ir a trabajar, y quedarse hasta altas horas de la noche, preocupado por ganar lo suficiente para comer, cuando el Señor es el que da el descanso a los que ama.
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 127:2) · Español (Salmos 127:2)
More verses about rest
- Matthew 11:28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Psalms 23:2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
- Exodus 33:14And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
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