Psalms 144:12

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

10to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword. 11Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful. Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace. 13Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields. 14Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.

Psalms 144:12 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּנֵ֨ינוּ׀ כִּנְטִעִים֮ מְגֻדָּלִ֪ים בִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥ם בְּנוֹתֵ֥ינוּ כְזָוִיֹּ֑ת מְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹת תַּבְנִ֥ית הֵיכָֽל׃Read the interlinear

• Thenאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• our sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• will be like plantsנָטִיעַnâţîya‛ · plantH5195
• nurturedגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• in their youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
• our daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• like corner pillarsזָוִיתzâvîyth · cornerH2106
• carvedחָטַבchâţab · to chopH2404
• to adornתַּבְנִיתtabnîyth · patternH8403
• a palaceהֵיכָלhêykâl · temple: palaceH1964

Cross-references for Psalms 144:12

• Psalms 115:14May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
• Psalms 127:4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.
• Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
• Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
• Lamentations 4:2How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!
• Job 42:15No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
• Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
• Isaiah 3:16The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty— walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
• 1 Peter 3:3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

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

Topics related to Psalms 144:12

• Cornerstone
• House

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Happy
• Plant
• Street
• Strong
• Corner
• Corner-Stone
• Psalms, Book of

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