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Psalms 127:2

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

[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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 127:2

Theological / Devotional

Giveth his beloved sleep. Those addressed in this verse are the anxious toilers, those who do not get joy out of life because of their constant anxiety. Early and late they work and are so concerned about material things that they do not enjoy restful slumber. This is not so with those who rest in calm dependence upon God. This text, however, is no sanction for idleness, but is a rebuke to those who fret and worry instead of trusting in God.

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