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Psalms 127:5
5Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.
Psalms 127:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
Context of Psalms 127:5
3Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, [and] the fruit of the womb a reward. 4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth. Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.
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אַשְׁרֵ֤י הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִלֵּ֥א אֶת־אַשְׁפָּת֗וֹ מֵ֫הֶ֥ם לֹֽא־יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ כִּֽי־יְדַבְּר֖וּ אֶת־אוֹיְבִ֣ים בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 127:5
- Genesis 50:23And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third [generation]; the sons also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees.
- Job 1:2And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
- Job 42:12And Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
- Job 5:4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer:
- Proverbs 27:11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
- Psalms 18:47The God who hath avenged me, and hath subjected the peoples to me;
Commentaries on Psalms 127:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them - This is generally supposed to mean his house full of children, as his quiver if full of arrows; but I submit whether it be not more congenial to the metaphors in the text to consider it as applying to the wife: "Happy is the man who has a breeding or fruitful wife;" this is the gravida sagittis pharetra "the quiver pregnant with arrows." But it may be thought the metaphor is not natural. I think…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Happy is the man - Hebrew, The happiness of the man. See the notes at Psalm 1:1. That hath his quiver full of them - The quiver is a case in which arrows are carried; and as a man - a hunter or warrior - feels secure when he has his quiver full of arrows, so a man is blessed in proportion to the number of his sons. This is in accordance with the idea often presented in the Bible, and the promise often made there of a numerous posterity as a proof of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Like arrows: The image compares children to arrows in a warrior’s hand. Children strengthen and support the family and help defend its honor when others accuse or oppose them (compare Psalms 120:4; 7:12–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. Posterity is often represented as a blessing from God (Ge 30:2, 18; 1Sa 1:19, 20). Children are represented as the defenders (arrows) of their parents in war, and in litigation.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 127
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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