Psalm 127
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General Information
Liturgical use: Fourth psalm of Vespers on feasts of the Virgin Mary. The doxology (Gloria Patri, etc.) is not part of the psalm proper, but is a normal addition to the psalm in the liturgy.
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In Latin, unless otherwise specified.
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Texts & translations
Clementine Vulgate (Psalm 126)Latin text 1 Canticum graduum Salomonis. Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem, frustra vigilat qui custodit eam. 2 Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere: surgite postquam sederitis, qui manducatis panem 3 ecce haereditas Domini, filii; merces, fructus ventris. 4 Sicut sagittae in manu potentis, ita filii excussorum. 5 Beatus vir qui implevit desiderium suum ex ipsis: non confundetur cum loquetur |
Church of England 1662 Book of Common PrayerEnglish text 1 Except the Lord build the house: 2 Except the Lord keep the city: the watchman waketh but in vain. 3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 4 Lo, children and the fruit of the womb: are an heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord. 5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant: even so are the young children. 6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed when they speak |
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Káldi fordításHungarian translation Salamon éneke a fölmenetekre. Ha az Úr nem építi a házat, hiába munkálkodnak, kik azt építik; ha az Úr nem őrzi a várost, hiába vigyáz, ki azt őrzi. |
Douay-Rheims BibleEnglish translation 1 Unless the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it. Unless the Lord keep the city, he watcheth in vain that keepeth it. 2 It is vain for you to rise before light, rise ye after you have sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow. When he shall give sleep to his beloved, 3 behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb. 4 As arrows in the hand of the mighty, so the children of them that have been shaken. 5 Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire with them; he shall not be confounded when he shall speak to his enemies in the gate.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, |
Serbian Translation
Serbian text
1 Ако Господ неће градити дом, узалуд се муче који га граде;
2 ако неће Господ чувати град, узалуд не спава стражар.
3 Узалуд раните, касно лежете, једете хлеб уморни; милом свом Он даје сан.
4 Ево наследства од Господа: деца, пород је дар од Њега.
5 Шта су стреле у руци јакоме, то су синови млади.
6 Благо човеку који је њима напунио тул свој! Неће се осрамотити кад се стану разговарати с непријатељима на вратима. |}