Psalms 127:2
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 127
“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.”Psalms 127:2
What Does Psalms 127:2 Mean?
Psalms 127:2 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 127, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 127:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 5:12“The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.”Psalms 4:8“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.”Job 11:18“And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.”Psalms 3:5“I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.”Jeremiah 31:26“Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.”Proverbs 3:24“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.”Ecclesiastes 2:20“Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.”Ecclesiastes 1:14“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”Ezekiel 34:25“And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.”Proverbs 31:15“She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.”Isaiah 30:20“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:”Psalms 39:6“Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.”Ecclesiastes 2:22“For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?”Ecclesiastes 5:17“All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.”Psalms 39:5“Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.”Ecclesiastes 4:8“There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.”Ecclesiastes 6:7“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”Genesis 3:17“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”Psalms 60:5“That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.”Proverbs 31:18“She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.”
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