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Psalms 127:2
In vain you rise early
from Children Are a Heritage from the LORD, Psalms 127:1-5
What it says

It is vain to rise early and stay up late for anxious bread, because the LORD gives to his beloved even in sleep.

What it is doing

This verse exposes fretful labor and contrasts it with God's quiet provision.

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