Psalm 127:1

Jerome

• Jerome, Against the Pelagians Book 1

  “The Psalmist sings:“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain who build it.” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvii. 1.

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• Jerome, Against the Pelagians Book 3

  “It is ours to ask, to Him it belongs to bestow what we ask; ours to begin, His it is to finish; ours to offer what we can, His to fulfil what we cannot perform.“For except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvii. 1.

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John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.10Conference XIII

  “We are commanded to keep our souls with all care, when the Prophet says: “Keep your souls,” but by the same spirit another Prophet proclaims: “Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvi. (cxxvii.) 1.

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• John Cassian, The Institutes XII.9Book XII

  “And “Vain is it for you to rise up before light.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvi. (cxxvii.) 1, 2.

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Origen

• Origen, De Principiis III.1Book III

  “In the book of Psalms—in the Songs of Degrees, which are ascribed to Solomon—the following statement occurs: “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it; except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvii. 1.

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• Origen, De Principiis III.2Book III

  “…we shall quote the words): “Unless the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it; except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain:” not dissuading us from building, nor teaching us not to keep watch in order to guard the city in our soul, but showing that what is built without God, and does…” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvii. 1.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 127

  “…Solomon, Scripture showing unto thee another Solomon, thus commences this Psalm: “Except the Lord build the house, their labour is but lost that build it” (ver. 1).” — the author cites it

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• Augustine of Hippo, Of Holy Virginity Chapter 41

  “For “your eyes ever unto the Lord, forasmuch as He shall pluck out of the net your feet,” and, “Except the Lord shall have kept the city, in vain hath he watched who keepeth it.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvii. 1

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• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XVII.12Book XVII

  “For this house is built both by us through living well, and by God through helping us to live well; for “except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvii. 1.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 43

  “For “He that keepeth Israel neither slumbereth nor sleepeth;” and, “Except the Lord keep the city, they wake in vain who keep it.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvii. 1.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 52

  “But “except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxvii. 1.

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• Matthew 7:7

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• Matthew 7:8

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• Acts 13:46

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• Romans 3:28

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• Romans 3:29

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• 2 Samuel 7:2

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• 2 Samuel 7:8

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• 2 Samuel 7:10

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• 2 Samuel 7:11

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• 2 Samuel 7:19

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• Psalm 89:49

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• Psalm 89:50

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• Psalm 89:51

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