SUMMER OF PSALMS | WEEK 3
JUL 17, 2022
CHIP HENDERSON

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Psalm 127

1 Unless the Lord builds the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain
2 In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
    for he grants sleep to those he loves.

3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.

1. Who is building your house?

Unless the Lord builds the house,
    the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
    the guards stand watch in vain
Psalms 127:1

2. Do you trust God with your house?

In vain you rise early
    and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
    for he grants sleep to those he loves.
Psalms 127:2

3. How are your kids/grandkids your reward?

Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward from him.
Psalms 127:3

4. How are you building your “arrows”?

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
Psalms 127:4

5. How have you prepared your “arrows” for battle?

Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.
Psalms 127:5