Psalms 127:5
May the Lord bless you out of Sion; and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that fears the Lord. 1
6And may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
Cross References
Job 1:2And he had seven sons and three daughters.
Job 42:12And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job, more than the beginning: and his cattle were fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, a thousand she-asses of the pastures.
Proverbs 27:11Son, be wise, that your heart may rejoice; and remove you from yourself reproachful words.
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 →