Psalms 127:4
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
In Context
3Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; [And] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:6Children`s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
Jeremiah 50:9For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall 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 →