Psalm 127:1

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.

Build

They labour

1 Corinthians 15:14

Galatians 4:11

Except

Isaiah 27:3

Zechariah 2:4

The watchman

Ezekiel 33:2

General references

Genesis 1:28

Bible References

Build

He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever.

Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.

And give to Solomon my son a true heart, to keep your orders, your rules, and your laws, and to do all these things, and to put up this great house for which I have made ready.

For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.

They labour

And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.

I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose.

Except

I, the Lord, am watching it; I will give it water at all times: I will keep it night and day, for fear that any damage comes to it.

Said to him, Go quickly and say to this young man, Jerusalem will be an unwalled town, because of the great number of men and cattle in her.

The watchman

The watchmen who go about the town came by me; to them I said, Have you seen him who is my heart's desire?

The keepers who go about the town overtook me; they gave me blows and wounds; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

They make ready the table, they put down the covers, they take food and drink. Up! you captains; put oil on your breastplates.

His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dogs without tongues, unable to make a sound; stretched out dreaming, loving sleep.

I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest,

Let the flag be lifted up against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, put the watchmen in their places, make ready a surprise attack: for it is the Lord's purpose, and he has done what he said about the people of Babylon.

Son of man, give a word to the children of your people, and say to them, When I make the sword come on a land, if the people of the land take a man from among their number and make him their watchman:

General references

And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.