Psalm 127 127 Psalms Book 5 Wycliffe Bible (c. 1395) 1 WYC The `title of the hundrid and sixe and twentithe `salm. The song of greces of Salomon. `No but the Lord bilde the hous; thei that bilden it han trauelid in veyn. No but the Lord kepith the citee; he wakith in veyn that kepith it. BSB BSB: A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
2 WYC It is veyn to you to rise bifore the liyt; rise ye after that ye han sete, that eten the breed of sorewe. Whanne he schal yyue sleep to his loued; lo! BSB BSB: In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.
3 WYC the eritage of the Lord `is sones, the mede is the fruyt of wombe. BSB BSB: Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
4 WYC As arowis ben in the hond of the miyti; so the sones of hem that ben schakun out. BSB BSB: Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.
5 WYC Blessid is the man, that hath fillid his desier of tho; he schal not be schent, whanne he schal speke to hise enemyes in the yate. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
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