Food for thought

Psalm 127

English Standard Version (ESV)

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

 ¹Unless the LORD builds the house,
   those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
   the watchman stays awake in vain.
²It is in vain that you rise up early
   and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
   for he gives to his beloved sleep. ³ 


Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
    the fruit of the womb a reward.
⁴Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
   are the children of one’s youth.
⁵Blessed is the man
   who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
   when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.