Psalms 127:2
Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
1When the lord brought back the captivity of Sion, we became like men comforted.
3The Lord hath done great things for us: we are become joyful.
Cross References
Genesis 3:17And to Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work; with labour and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life.
Psalms 3:5I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill.
Psalms 39:5I spoke with my tongue : O Lord, make me know my end. And what is the number of my days : that I may know what is wanting to me.
Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.
Proverbs 31:18She hath tasted and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night.
Ecclesiastes 2:1I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 127:2-5
Dependence on Providence; God the Giver of Prosperity. 1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 2 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. 3 Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of… Read the whole commentary →