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.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