Introduction

Context

1. The Ascription: A Song of Ascents
2. The Author: Solomon
3. The Approach: The Puzzle

Main Idea: The Lord will build your house and his.

1. The Vanity of Striving without the Lord [Psalm 127:1–2]

     a. Success [Psalm 127:1a, cf. 2 Sam. 7:5–17, Amos 9:6, Gen. 2:22, Matt. 7:24–27]

     b. Security [Psalm 127:1b, cf. Gen. 2:15, Ps. 124:1–3, 125:2, 121:5–8]

     c. Sustenance [Psalm 127:2a–b, cf. Gen. 3:16–17]

     d. Sleep [Psalm 127:2c, cf. 2 Sam. 12:24–25, Mark 1:11, 4:35–41, Luke 12:22–34]

2. The Value of Children from the Lord [Psalm 127:3–5]

     a. Provision [Psalm 127:3]

     b. Protection [Psalm 127:4, cf. Gen. 2:22]

     c. Privilege [Psalm 127:5a]

     d. Preservation [Psalm 127:5b]

3. The Vision of the Lord Building His House

     a. The Way the Psalm Works

     b. The Wisdom of the Psalm

     c. The Warning of the Psalm [1 Kgs. 11:1–4]

     d. The Window of Hope in the Psalm [John 2:19–22, 1 Pet. 2:5, 1 Cor. 3:9, 16, 15:58, Eph. 2:19–22] 

Conclusion

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