Psalms 127:5

אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא אֶת ־ אַשְׁפָּתוֹ מֵהֶם לֹֽא ־ יֵבֹשׁוּ כִּֽי ־ יְדַבְּרוּ אֶת ־ אוֹיְבִים בַּשָּֽׁעַר ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

4כְּחִצִּים בְּיַד ־ גִּבּוֹר כֵּן בְּנֵי הַנְּעוּרִֽים ׃

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Cross References

Job 1:2וַיִּוָּלְדוּ לוֹ שִׁבְעָה בָנִים וְשָׁלוֹשׁ בָּנֽוֹת ׃

Job 42:12וַֽיהוָה בֵּרַךְ אֶת ־ אַחֲרִית אִיּוֹב מֵרֵאשִׁתוֹ וַֽיְהִי ־ לוֹ אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר אֶלֶף צֹאן וְשֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים גְּמַלִּים וְאֶֽלֶף ־ צֶמֶד בָּקָר וְאֶלֶף אֲתוֹנֽוֹת ׃

Proverbs 27:11חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָֽר ׃

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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