Ps.127.2

Psalm 127:2

KJV

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

Children Are a Heritage from the LORD

A song of ascents. Of Solomon.

Cross References

Genesis 3:17

KJV GOD

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

The Punishment of Mankind

Genesis 3:19

KJV GOD

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

The Punishment of Mankind

Job 11:18

KJV

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

Zophar Rebukes Job

Job 11:19

KJV

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

Zophar Rebukes Job

Psalm 39:6

KJV

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

I Will Watch My Ways

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

Psalm 60:5

KJV

That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

Victory with God

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

Proverbs 3:24

KJV

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

The Blessings of Wisdom

Ecclesiastes 2:23

KJV

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

The Futility of Work

Ecclesiastes 5:12

KJV

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

The Futility of Wealth

The Folly of Riches

Ecclesiastes 5:17

KJV

All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.