Psalms 127:1
A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
What it says
Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain, and unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
What it is doing
This verse opens the psalm by placing human work and security under God's decisive agency.
In context
1A song of ascents. Of Solomon. 2In vain you rise early 3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, 4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, 5Blessed is the man