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Prosperity Comes from the Loʀᴅ.
A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.
1 Unless the Loʀᴅ APs 78:69builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Loʀᴅ BPs 121:4guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To 1Lit delay sittingretire late,
To AGen 3:17, 19eat the bread of 2Lit toilspainful labors;
The BDeut 7:13; 28:4; Is 13:18fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a APs 112:2; 120:4warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
5 How APs 128:2, 3blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
BProv 27:11They will not be ashamed
When they CIs 29:21; Amos 5:12speak with their enemies DGen 34:20in the gate.