Psalms 127:5

May the Lord bless thee out of Zion; 1 And mayest thou see the prosperity of Jerusalem 1 All the days of thy life. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

In Context

4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that fears the Lord. 1

6And mayest thou see thy children’s children. 1 Peace be upon Israel.

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Cross References

Job 1:2And he had seven sons and three daughters. 1

Job 42:12And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job, more than the beginning: 1 And his cattle were fourteen thousand sheep, 1 Six thousand camels, 1 A thousand yoke of oxen, 1 A thousand she-asses of the pastures. 1

Proverbs 27:11Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; 1 And remove thou from thyself reproachful words. 1

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 →

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