Psalms 127:3
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house: thy children as young olive-plants round about thy table.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
In Context
4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that fears the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
Genesis 15:4And immediately there was a voice of the Lord to him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come out of thee shall be thine heir.
Genesis 30:1And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.
Genesis 41:51And Joseph called the name of the first-born, Manasse; for God, said he, has made me forget all my toils, and all + 41:51 Gr. things belong to my father.my father's house.
Deuteronomy 28:4Blessed shall be the offspring of thy + 28:4 Gr. belly.body, and the fruits of thy land, and the herds of thy oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Joshua 24:3And I took your father Abraam from the other side of the river, and I guided him + 24:3 Gr. in.through all the land, and I multiplied his seed;
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 →