Psa 127:1 | HCSB | STEP | A Solomonic song of ascents . Unless the Lord builds a house , its builders labor over it in vain ; unless the Lord watches over a city , the watchman stays alert in vain .

Psalms 127:1

1 A Solomonic ^{▼▼song of ascents: Probably the songs pilgrims sang as they traveled the roads going up to worship in Jerusalem; Pss 120-134}song of ascents.

Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain; ^b
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain. ^c