🔊 Audio of Psalm 127
Psalm 127
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת לִשְׁלֹמֹה אִם־יְהוָה לֹא־יִבְנֶה בַיִת שָׁוְא עָמְלוּ בוֹנָיו בּוֹ אִם־יְהוָה לֹא־יִשְׁמָר־עִיר שָׁוְא שָׁקַד שׁוֹמֵר | Shír ha-ma-a-lót li-Shlo-móh. Im Ado-nái lo yiv-néh bá-yit; sha-v le-ma-e-hú bo-náv bo; im Ado-nái lo yish-mór ír; sha-v sha-kád sho-mér. | A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. |
| 2 | שָׁוְא לָכֶם מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם מְאַחֲרֵי־שֶׁבֶת אֹכְלֵי לֶחֶם הָעֲצָבִים כֵּן יִתֵּן לִידִידוֹ שֵׁנָא | Sha-v la-khém mash-kí-mei kúm; me-a-kha-réi shé-vet o-khe-léi lé-khem ha-a-tza-vím; kén yi-tén li-di-dó shé-na. | It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for He gives sleep to His beloved. |
| 3 | הִנֵּה נַחֲלַת יְהוָה בָּנִים שָׂכָר פְּרִי הַבָּטֶן | Hin-néh na-kha-laát Ado-nái ba-ním; sa-khár pe-rí ha-bé-ten. | Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. |
| 4 | כְּחִצִּים בְּיַד־גִּבּוֹר כֵּן בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִים | Ke-khi-tzím be-yad gib-bór; kén be-néi ha-ne-u-rím. | Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. |
| 5 | אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶת־אַשְׁפָּתוֹ מֵהֶם לֹא־יֵבֹשׁוּ כִּי־יְדַבְּרוּ אֶת־אוֹיְבִים בַּשָּׁעַר | Ash-réi ha-gé-ver a-shér mil-lé et ash-pa-tó me-hém; lo ye-vo-shú ki ye-dab-be-rú et oy-vím ba-shá-ar. | Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. |