American Standard Version
Psalms 144:12
12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth,And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;
Psalms 144:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
- New International Version (NIV)Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace;
- New King James Version (NKJV)That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style;
Context of Psalms 144:12
10Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 11Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace; 13Whenour garners are full, affording all manner of store, Andour sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; 14Whenour oxen are well laden; When there isno breaking in, and no going forth, And no outcry in our streets:
Read all of Psalms 144Psalms 144:12 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּנֵ֨ינוּ׀ כִּנְטִעִים֮ מְגֻדָּלִ֪ים בִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥ם בְּנוֹתֵ֥ינוּ כְזָוִיֹּ֑ת מְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹת תַּבְנִ֥ית הֵיכָֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 144:12
- Psalms 115:14Jehovah increase you more and more, You and your children.
- Psalms 127:4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.
- Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
- Lamentations 4:2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
- Job 42:15And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
- Proverbs 31:10A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
- Isaiah 3:16Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet;
- 1 Peter 3:3Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;
Commentaries on Psalms 144:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth - That our sons - not called forth to the hardships of the tent and the field, the perils and the exposures of war - may grow up under the culture of home, of the family, in quiet scenes, as plants carefully cultivated and flourishing. Compare Psalm 128:3. The Hebrew here is, “grown large in their youth;” not “grown up,” which has a paradoxical appearance. The meaning is, that they may be stout…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 Fresh favours call for fresh returns of thanks; we must praise God for the mercies we hope for by his promise, as well as those we have received by his providence. To be saved from the hurtful sword, or from wasting sickness, without deliverance from the dominion of sin and the wrath to come, is but a small advantage. The public prosperity David desired for his people, is stated. It adds much to the comfort and happiness of parents in this…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The psalmist compares sons and daughters to plants and pillars, which are images of strength and beauty.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 12For our sons are, etc. That is to say that now too this generation is righteous.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 144
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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