Psalm 127:1

Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor uselessly. Unless the LORD guards the city, its security forces keep watch uselessly.

Psalm 33:16-18

A king is not saved by a large army; a mighty soldier is not delivered by his great strength.

Proverbs 16:9

A person plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.

Proverbs 21:30-31

No wisdom, insight, or counsel can prevail against the LORD.

1 Corinthians 3:7

So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is significant, but God, who keeps everything growing, is the one who matters.

1 Chronicles 28:10

So keep watching, because the LORD has chosen you to build the Temple of his sanctuary. So be strong, and get to work!"

1 Chronicles 28:20

David continued with these words for his son Solomon: "Be strong and courageous, and get to work. Never be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor will he abandon you right up to your completion of the work for the service of the Temple of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 29:19

granting to my son Solomon to keep with a devoted heart your commands, your decrees, and your statutes, carrying out all of them, and that he may build the Temple for which I have made the preparations.

Psalm 78:69

He built his sanctuary, high as the heavens, like the earth that he established forever.

Psalm 120:1

I cried to the LORD in my distress, and he responded to me.

Psalm 121:1

I lift up my eyes toward the mountains from where will my help come?

Psalm 121:3-5

He will never let your foot slip, nor will your guardian become drowsy.

Psalm 122:1

I rejoiced when they kept on asking me, "Let us go to the LORD's Temple."

Psalm 123:1

To you, who sit enthroned in heaven, I lift up my eyes.

Psalm 124:1

If the LORD had not been on our side let Israel now say

Psalm 126:1

When the LORD brought back Zion's exiles, we were like dreamers.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I considered and observed on earth the following: The race doesn't go to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor food to the wise, nor wealth to the smart, nor recognition to the skilled. Instead, timing and circumstances meet them all.

Jeremiah 51:12

Lift up the battle standard against Babylon's walls. Strengthen the guard; post watchmen. Set men in position for an ambush. For the LORD will both plan and carry out what he has declared against the inhabitants of Babylon.

Zechariah 2:4-5

That other angel told him, "Run and tell that young man: "Jerusalem will be an inhabited city without walls due to the number of people and livestock within it.

1 Corinthians 3:9-15

For we are God's co-workers. You are God's farmland and God's building.

1 Chronicles 22:10-11

He will build a temple to my name. He will be a son to me, I myself will be a father to him, and I will secure his royal throne in Israel forever.'

Psalm 72:1

God, endow the king with ability to render your justice, and the king's son to render your right decisions.

Psalm 125:1

Those who are trusting in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be overthrown. They remain forever.

Song of Songs 3:3

The watchmen who go all around the city found me. I asked, "Have you seen the one I love?"

Song of Songs 5:7

The watchmen making their rounds through the city found me. They beat me, they bruised me. Those guarding the walls took my cloak from me.

Isaiah 21:5-12

They set the tables; they spread the carpets; they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers! Oil the shields!"

Isaiah 27:3

I, the LORD, watch over it And I water it continuously. I guard it night and day so no one can harm it.

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge. They are all dumb dogs they cannot bark. They keep on dreaming and lying around, and they're lovers of sleep!

Isaiah 62:6

"Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; all day and all night they won't remain silent. You who make mention of the LORD, take no rest,

Jeremiah 51:31

One runner runs to meet another runner, and one messenger to meet another messenger, to tell the king of Babylon that his city has been seized from one end to the other.

Ezekiel 33:2-9

"Son of Man, speak to your nation's children and tell them: "If I bring war to a land, and the people of that land appoint one of their conscripted men to serve as a sentinel,

1 Corinthians 15:14

and if the Messiah has not been raised, then our message means nothing and your faith means nothing.

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid for you! I don't want my work for you to have been wasted!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

{A Song of degrees for Solomon.} Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

General references

Bible References

Build

1 Chronicles 22:10
He will build a temple to my name. He will be a son to me, I myself will be a father to him, and I will secure his royal throne in Israel forever.'
1 Chronicles 28:10
So keep watching, because the LORD has chosen you to build the Temple of his sanctuary. So be strong, and get to work!"
1 Chronicles 29:19
granting to my son Solomon to keep with a devoted heart your commands, your decrees, and your statutes, carrying out all of them, and that he may build the Temple for which I have made the preparations.
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God's co-workers. You are God's farmland and God's building.

They labour

1 Corinthians 15:14
and if the Messiah has not been raised, then our message means nothing and your faith means nothing.
Galatians 4:11
I am afraid for you! I don't want my work for you to have been wasted!

Except

Psalm 121:3
He will never let your foot slip, nor will your guardian become drowsy.
Isaiah 27:3
I, the LORD, watch over it And I water it continuously. I guard it night and day so no one can harm it.
Zechariah 2:4
That other angel told him, "Run and tell that young man: "Jerusalem will be an inhabited city without walls due to the number of people and livestock within it.

The watchman

Song of Songs 3:3
The watchmen who go all around the city found me. I asked, "Have you seen the one I love?"
Song of Songs 5:7
The watchmen making their rounds through the city found me. They beat me, they bruised me. Those guarding the walls took my cloak from me.
Isaiah 21:5
They set the tables; they spread the carpets; they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers! Oil the shields!"
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge. They are all dumb dogs they cannot bark. They keep on dreaming and lying around, and they're lovers of sleep!
Isaiah 62:6
"Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; all day and all night they won't remain silent. You who make mention of the LORD, take no rest,
Jeremiah 51:12
Lift up the battle standard against Babylon's walls. Strengthen the guard; post watchmen. Set men in position for an ambush. For the LORD will both plan and carry out what he has declared against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Ezekiel 33:2
"Son of Man, speak to your nation's children and tell them: "If I bring war to a land, and the people of that land appoint one of their conscripted men to serve as a sentinel,

General references

Genesis 1:28
God blessed the humans by saying to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!"

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