an be done without God's grace and blessing.

126:1. A gradual canticle of Solomon. Unless the Lord build the house,
they labour in vain that build it. Unless the Lord keep the city, he
watcheth in vain that keepeth it.

126:2. It is vain for you to rise before light, rise ye after you have
sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow. When he shall give sleep to
his beloved,

It is vain for you to rise before light... That is, your early rising,
your labour and worldly solicitude, will be vain, that is, will avail
you nothing, without the light, grace, and blessing of God.

126:3. Behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the
fruit of the womb.

126:4. As arrows in the hand of the mighty, so the children of them that
have been shaken.

126:5. Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire with them; he
shall not be confounded when he shall speak to his enemies in the gate.

Psalms Chapter 127

Beati omnes.

The fear of God is the way to happiness.

127:1. A gradual canticle. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that
walk in his ways.

127:2. For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou,
and it shall be well with thee.

127:3. Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house. Thy
children as olive plants, round about thy table.

127:4. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.

127:5. May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: and mayst thou see the good
things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

127:6. And mayst thou see thy children's children, peace upon Israel.

Psalms Chapter 128

Saepe expugnaverunt.

The church of God is invincible: her persecutors come to nothing.

128:1. A gradual canticle. Often have they fought against me from my
youth, let Israel now say.

128:2. Often have they fought against me from my youth: but they could
not prevail over me.

128:3. The wicked have wrought upon my back: they have lengthened their
iniquity.

128:4. The Lord who is just will cut the necks of sinners:

128:5. Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.

128:6. Let them be as grass upon the tops of houses: which withereth
before it be plucked up:

128:7. Who with the mower filleth not his hand: nor he that gathereth
sheaves his bosom.

128:8. And they that passed by have not said: The blessing of the Lord
be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.

Psalms Chapter 129

De profundis.

A prayer of a