Berean Standard Bible
“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.”
Psalms 127 is one of the Songs of Ascents, sung by pilgrims traveling up to Jerusalem, and it is attributed to Solomon. It opens by saying that nothing lasting is built without the Lord, then turns to the anxious labor of daily work.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
World English Bible (WEB)
It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; [For] so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is of no use for you to get up early, and to go late to your rest, with the bread of sorrow for your food; for the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Por demás os es el madrugar á levantaros, el veniros tarde á reposar, el comer pan de dolores: pues que á su amado dará Dios el sueño.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
En vano se levantan de madrugada, y se acuestan muy tarde, trabajando desesperadamente por pan para comer, porque Dios concede el sueño a sus amados.
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