Psalms 127:1

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

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  • Prov 16:9 : 9 The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.
  • 1 Cor 3:7 : 7 so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth -- God;
  • 1 Cor 3:9-9 : 9 for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are. 10 According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master-builder, a foundation I have laid, and another doth build on `it', 11 for other foundation no one is able to lay except that which is laid, which is Jesus the Christ; 12 and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw -- 13 of each the work shall become manifest, for the day shall declare `it', because in fire it is revealed, and the work of each, what kind it is, the fire shall prove; 14 if of any one the work doth remain that he built on `it', a wage he shall receive; 15 if of any the work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; and himself shall be saved, but so as through fire.
  • Prov 21:30-31 : 30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah. 31 A horse is prepared for a day of battle, And the deliverance `is' of Jehovah!
  • Ps 33:16-18 : 16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power. 17 A false thing `is' the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver. 18 Lo, the eye of Jehovah `is' to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
  • Ps 122:1 : 1 A Song of the Ascents, by David. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, `To the house of Jehovah we go.'
  • Zech 2:4-5 : 4 and he saith unto him, `Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Unwalled villages inhabit doth Jerusalem, From the abundance of man and beast in her midst. 5 And I -- I am to her -- an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.
  • Isa 62:6 : 6 `On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves,
  • Jer 51:12 : 12 Unto the walls of Babylon lift up an ensign, Strengthen the watch, Establish the watchers, prepare the ambush, For Jehovah hath both devised and done that which He spake, Concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
  • Ps 126:1 : 1 A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah's turning back `to' the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers.
  • Ps 123:1 : 1 A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.
  • Ps 124:1 : 1 A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save `for' Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),
  • Ps 121:1 : 1 A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?
  • Ps 121:3-5 : 3 He suffereth not thy foot to be moved, Thy preserver slumbereth not. 4 Lo, He slumbereth not, nor sleepeth, He who is preserving Israel. 5 Jehovah `is' thy preserver, Jehovah `is' thy shade on thy right hand,
  • Song 3:3 : 3 The watchmen have found me, (Who are going round about the city), `Him whom my soul have loved saw ye?'
  • 1 Cor 15:14 : 14 and if Christ hath not risen, then void `is' our preaching, and void also your faith,
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 I have turned so as to see under the sun, that not to the swift `is' the race, nor to the mighty the battle, nor even to the wise bread, nor even to the intelligent wealth, nor even to the skilful grace, for time and chance happen with them all.
  • Ps 78:69 : 69 And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.
  • Ps 120:1 : 1 A Song of the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me.
  • 1 Chr 22:10-11 : 10 he doth build a house to My name, and he is to Me for a son, and I `am' to him for a father, and I have established the throne of his kingdom over Israel unto the age. 11 `Now, my son, Jehovah is with thee, and thou hast prospered, and hast built the house of Jehovah thy God, as He spake concerning thee.
  • 1 Chr 28:10 : 10 See, now, for Jehovah hath fixed on thee to build a house for a sanctuary; be strong, and do.'
  • 1 Chr 28:20 : 20 And David saith to Solomon his son, `Be strong, and courageous, and do; do not fear nor be affrighted, for Jehovah God, my God, `is' with thee; He doth not fail thee, nor forsake thee, unto the completion of all the work of the service of the house of Jehovah.
  • 1 Chr 29:19 : 19 and to Solomon my son give a perfect heart, to keep Thy commands, Thy testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do the whole, even to build the palace `for' which I have prepared.'
  • Ps 72:1 : 1 By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
  • Ps 125:1 : 1 A Song of the Ascents. Those trusting in Jehovah `are' as Mount Zion, It is not moved -- to the age it abideth.
  • Gal 4:11 : 11 I am afraid of you, lest in vain I did labour toward you.
  • Song 5:7 : 7 The watchmen who go round about the city, Found me, smote me, wounded me, Keepers of the walls lifted up my veil from off me.
  • Isa 21:5-9 : 5 Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield, 6 For thus said the Lord unto me: `Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.' 7 And he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention! 8 And he crieth -- a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights. 9 And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: `Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth. 10 O my threshing, and the son of my floor, That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to you!' 11 The burden of Dumah. Unto me is `one' calling from Seir `Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?' 12 The watchman hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.'
  • Isa 27:3 : 3 I, Jehovah, am its keeper, every moment I water it, Lest any lay a charge against it, Night and day I keep it!
  • Isa 56:10 : 10 Blind `are' his watchmen -- all of them, They have not known, All of them `are' dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.
  • Ezek 33:2-9 : 2 `Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land -- when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman. 3 And he hath seen the sword coming against the land, And hath blown with a trumpet, and hath warned the people, 4 And the hearer hath heard the voice of the trumpet, and he hath not taken warning, And come in doth the sword, and taketh him away, His blood is on his head. 5 The voice of the trumpet he heard, And he hath not taken warning, his blood is on him, And he who took warning his soul hath delivered. 6 And the watchman, when he seeth the sword coming in, And he hath not blown with a trumpet, And the people hath not been warned, And come in doth a sword, And taketh away of them -- a soul, He in his iniquity is taken away, And his blood from the hand of the watchman I require. 7 And thou, son of man, A watchman I gave thee to the house of Israel, And thou hast heard from My mouth a word, And thou hast warned them from Me. 8 In My saying to the wicked, O wicked one -- thou dost surely die, And thou hast not spoken to warn the wicked from his way, He -- the wicked -- in his iniquity doth die, And his blood from thy hand I require. 9 And thou, when thou hast warned the wicked of his way, to turn back from it, And he hath not turned back from his way, He in his iniquity doth die, And thou thy soul hast delivered.
  • Jer 51:31 : 31 Runner to meet runner doth run, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For, captured hath been his city -- at the extremity.

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