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BSB A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
 ⇔ Unless the LORD builds the house,
⇔ its builders labor in vain;
 ⇔ unless the LORD protects the city,
⇔ its watchmen stand guard in vain.

OEB A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
 ⇔ Unless the Lord builds the house,
⇔ those who build it labour in vain.
 ⇔ Unless the Lord guards the city,
⇔ the watchman wakes in vain.

WEB A Song of Ascents. By Solomon.
 ⇔ Unless Yahweh builds the house,
⇔ they who build it labor in vain.
 ⇔ Unless Yahweh watches over the city,
⇔ the watchman guards it in vain.

WMB A Song of Ascents. By Solomon.
 ⇔ Unless the LORD builds the house,
⇔ they who build it labor in vain.
 ⇔ Unless the LORD watches over the city,
⇔ the watchman guards it in vain.

NET A song of ascents, by Solomon.
 ⇔ If the Lord does not build a house,
 ⇔ then those who build it work in vain.
 ⇔ If the Lord does not guard a city,
 ⇔ then the watchman stands guard in vain.

LSV A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY SOLOMON. If YHWH does not build the house,
Its builders have labored at it in vain,
If YHWH does not watch a city,
A watchman has awoken in vain.

FBV A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.
 ⇔ If the Lord doesn't build the house, the work of the builders is futile. If the Lord doesn't guard the city, the work of the guards is pointless.

T4T If people are building a house without knowing whether it is Yahweh’s will to build it,
⇔ they are building it in vain.
 ⇔ Similarly, if Yahweh does not protect a city,
⇔ it is useless for guards/sentries to stay awake to tell people if their enemies come to attack it.

LEB  • its builders labor at it in vain. •  Unless Yahweh guards a city, •  a guard watches in vain.

BBE A Song of the going up. Of Solomon.
 ⇔ If the Lord is not helping the builders, then the building of a house is to no purpose: if the Lord does not keep the town, the watchman keeps his watch for nothing.

MOF A pilgrim song, by Solomon.
 ⇔ Unless the Eternal builds the house,
⇔ workmen build in vain;
 ⇔ unless the Eternal guards the town, sentries are on guard in vain.

JPS A Song of Ascents; of Solomon. 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.

ASV A Song of Ascents; of Solomon.
 ⇔ Except Jehovah build the house,
 ⇔ They labor in vain that build it:
 ⇔ Except Jehovah keep the city,
 ⇔ The watchman waketh but in vain.

DRA Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk in his ways.

YLT A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

DBY A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.
 ⇔ Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:

RV A Song of Ascents; of Solomon.
 ⇔ 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.

WBS A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD shall build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD shall keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain.

KJB A Song of degrees for Solomon.
 ⇔ 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.[fn][fn]
  (A Song of degrees for Solomon.
 ⇔ 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.)

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BB A song of high degrees (made) for Solomon. If GOD wyll not buylde the house, they labour in vayne that buylde it: if God kepe not the citie, the watchman waketh in vayne.
  (A song of high degrees (made) for Solomon. If GOD will not buylde the house, they labour in vayne that buylde it: if God keep not the city, the watchman waketh in vayne.)

GNV A song of degrees, or Psalme of Salomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the Lord keepe the citie, the keeper watcheth in vaine.
  (A song of degrees, or Psalme of Salomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vaine. )

CB Excepte the LORDE buylde the house, their labour is but lost that buylde it.
  (Excepte the LORD buylde the house, their labour is but lost that buylde it.)

WYC The title of the hundrid and seuene and twentithe salm. The song of greces. Blessid ben alle men, that dreden the Lord; that gon in hise weies.
  (The title of the hundred and seven and twentithe salm. The song of greces. Blessed been all men, that dreden the Lord; that gon in his ways.)

LUT Ein Lied Salomos im höhern Chor. Wo der HErr nicht das Haus bauet, so arbeiten umsonst, die dran bauen. Wo der HErr nicht die Stadt behütet, so wachet der Wächter umsonst.
  (Ein Lied Salomos in_the höhern Chor. Where the LORD not the Haus bauet, so arbeiten umsonst, the dran bauen. Where the LORD not the city behütet, so wachet the Wächter umsonst.)

CLV Canticum graduum. [Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, qui ambulant in viis ejus.[fn]
  (Canticum graduum. [Beati everyone who timent Dominum, who ambulant in viis his.)

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BRN  A Song of Degrees.
¶ Blessed are all they that fear the Lord; who walk in his ways.

BrLXX  Ὠδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν.
¶ Μακάριοι πάντες οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον, οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ.
  ( Ōdaʸ tōn anabathmōn.
¶ Makarioi pantes hoi foboumenoi ton Kurion, hoi poreuomenoi en tais hodois autou. )