Psalm 127
A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
1 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep to those he loves.
3 Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.
Men are
people, but God determines a project’s success (vv. 1-2).
Every project will
without God’s favor (vv. 1-2a).
But projects that God favors
, even without your attention (v. 2b).
Fatherhood is one project that has God’s favor (vv. 3-5). v
God gives children as a
to men and women (v. 3). v “A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.” —Proverbs 10:1
“The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him.” —Proverbs 23:24
God gives children to provide security and protection (vv. 4-5).
“If a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.” —1 Timothy 5:4
Big Idea: Make fatherhood a
project in your life.
Find a
woman and marry her.
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” —Proverbs 31:30
children with your wife and provide for them.
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. —Hebrews 13:4
“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” —1 Timothy 5:8
your children and them to follow Christ.
“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” —Ephesians 6:4