Why are the nations in an uproar
And the peoples devising a vain thing?

I hate those who regard vain idols,
But I trust in the Lord.

O give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain.

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
And washed my hands in innocence;

Oh give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain.

A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.

It is vain for you to rise up early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of painful labors;
For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

For they speak against You wickedly,
And Your enemies take Your name in vain.