Psalms 127:3
Children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb, a reward.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
In Context
4Like arrows wielded by warriors, are the children of youth.
Cross References
Genesis 1:28Then God blessed them, and said to them: “Be fruitful, grow in number, fill the earth and govern it; rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that crawls on the ground,”
Genesis 15:4The word of the Lord came to him, “This man will not be your heir, but a child of your own will be your heir.”
Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she was jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, “Give me children or else I will die.”
Genesis 41:51Joseph named the eldest Manasseh, for he said, “God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s household.”
Joshua 24:3But I took your ancestor Abraham from the other side of the Euphrates, I led him through all the land of Canaan, multiplying his family, and giving him Isaac.
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 →