Psalms 127:4
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of one's youth.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 the LORD; the fruit of the womb is a 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 an assembly 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 a mighty man that maketh childless; 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 →