שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לִשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה אִם־יְהוָ֤ה ׀ לֹא־יִבְנֶ֬ה בַ֗יִת שָׁ֤וְא ׀ עָמְל֣וּ בוֹנָ֣יו בּ֑וֹ אִם־יְהוָ֥ה לֹֽא־יִשְׁמָר־עִ֝֗יר שָׁ֤וְא ׀ שָׁקַ֬ד שׁוֹמֵֽר׃
Песня восхождений; Соломона. Если Господь не построит дом, они напрасно трудятся, чтобы построить его; За исключением того, что Господь хранит город, Сторож просыпается, но тщетно.
Tosefta Yoma
Which one is the "tzeredah" finger [that the priests would snap (Yoma 1:7)? It is the big finger of the right hand. With the mouth and not with the lyre and not with harp. What would they say (Ps. 127:1, JPS Tr.), "A song of ascents, Of Solomon / Unless the Lord builds the House [its builders labor in vain on it]." They would not sleep the whole night; rather, they would recite [Scripture] opposite the High Priest to keep him occupied in Torah. And so too would they comport themselves in the provinces after the destruction of the Temple. [They did so as a] remembrance of the Temple but they sinned by doing so.