I am preaching through the Psalms of Ascent on Sunday Mornings (Psalms 120-134). Psalms 127 is a Psalm that is familiar to those in ministry. It says,
vs 1---"Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchmen waketh but in vain."
vs 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.
vs 3---Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward