Psalms 127:4
כְּחִצִּים בְּיַד ־ גִּבּוֹר כֵּן בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
In Context
3הִנֵּה נַחֲלַת יְהוָה בָּנִים שָׂכָר פְּרִי הַבָּֽטֶן ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 17:6עֲטֶרֶת זְקֵנִים בְּנֵי בָנִים וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָּנִים אֲבוֹתָֽם ׃
Jeremiah 50:9כִּי הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מֵעִיר וּמַעֲלֶה עַל ־ בָּבֶל קְהַל ־ גּוֹיִם גְּדֹלִים מֵאֶרֶץ צָפוֹן וְעָרְכוּ לָהּ מִשָּׁם תִּלָּכֵד חִצָּיו כְּגִבּוֹר מַשְׁכִּיל לֹא יָשׁוּב רֵיקָֽם ׃
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 →