Psalmen 127:1
Ein Wallfahrtslied. Von Salomo. Wo der HERR nicht das Haus baut, da arbeiten umsonst, die daran bauen; wo der HERR nicht die Stadt behütet, da wacht der Wächter umsonst.This verse in the real world
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- עָמַלʻâmalto toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness
- שָׁקַדshâqadto be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
- מַעֲלָהmaʻălâhelevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought a
- שָׁוְאshâvᵉʼevil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolat
- שִׁירshîyra song; abstractly, singing
- שְׁלֹמֹהShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successor
- בָּנָהbânâhto build (literally and figuratively)
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 16:9, 1Co 3:7, Pro 21:30–31, 1Co 3:9–15, Psa 33:16–18, Psa 121:3–5, Psa 124:1, 1Ch 28:10