Psalm 127:2

Psalm 127:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2In vain you rise early

and stay up late,

toiling for food to eat—

for he grants sleep to those he loves.

2It is futile for you to rise up early,

To stay up late,

To eat the bread of painful labor;

This is how He gives to His beloved sleep.

2It is vain for you to rise up early,

To retire late,

To eat the bread of painful labors;

For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

2It is vain for you to rise early,

To retire late,

To eat the bread of anxious labors—

For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.

2In vain you rise early

and stay up late,

toiling for bread to eat —

for He gives sleep to His beloved.

2It’s useless for you to work from early morning

until late at night

just to get food to eat.

God provides for those he loves even while they sleep.