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Last part: Psalm 127 and Solomon
· Here is a poem that explains each verse and each word picture in Psalm 127. First, compare it with the translation in your Bible. This will help you to understand the parts of Psalm 127 that may seem difficult. Then use the poem again when you pray. Perhaps you have had experiences like those that the author of Psalm 127 had. Then you will be able to make the poem into your own prayer to God.
A song for the journey to Jerusalem.
[1] God must be the builder of a house.
Otherwise, the people who build that house are wasting their strength.
God must be the defender of a city.
Otherwise, the guards who watch to defend that city are wasting their time.
[2] You can get up early to earn money for your food.
And you can work until late in the night.
But without God, you are wasting your energy.
God gives a quiet night’s sleep to those people whom he loves.
[3] A man’s sons are a special gift from God.
Those children are the reward that God gives.
[4] They are born while their father is still a young man.
But they will become as valuable to him as a soldier’s arrows.
[5] A man who has plenty of children should be very happy!
That man’s children will speak with their enemies at the gate of the city.
And they will not be ashamed.
They will defend themselves well.
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