Psalms 127:4
Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as a stream in the south.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
In Context
3The Lord hath done great things for us: we are become joyful.
5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:6Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
Jeremiah 50:9For behold I raise up, and will bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north: and they shall be prepared against her, and from thence she shall be taken: their arrows, like those of a mighty man, a destroyer, shall not return in vain.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 127:2-5
Dependence on Providence; God the Giver of Prosperity. 1 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. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of… Read the whole commentary →