Psalms 127:2
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
שָׁוְא
vanity
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שָׁוְא
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
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קוּם
of to rise
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קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
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לֶחֶם
of the bread of
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לֶחֶם
Bread, food, grain. Lechem. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. There is food for the body and food for the soul.
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יָשַׁב
of to sit
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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שָׁכַם
who rise early
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שָׁכַם
literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
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נָתַן
he gives
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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שֵׁנָה
sleep
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שֵׁנָה
sleep
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