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Psalms 127:4
4If you have sons while you are a young man, they are like a soldier's arrows.
Psalms 127:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
- New International Version (NIV)Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth.
Context of Psalms 127:4
2It will not help you to work all day for food, and never stop. God gives food to the people that he loves. Even while they sleep, God takes care of them. 3Children are a gift from the Lord. He blesses us with descendants. If you have sons while you are a young man, they are like a soldier's arrows. 5If a man has many sons, God has blessed him. When his enemies speak against him at the city gate, they will not win.
Read all of Psalms 127Psalms 127:4 word by word
כְּחִצִּ֥ים בְּיַד־גִּבּ֑וֹר כֵּ֝֗ן בְּנֵ֣י הַנְּעוּרִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 127:4
- Jeremiah 50:9I will call a group of strong nations from the north. They will join together to fight against Babylon. They will get ready to attack. They will come from the north and they will take power over Babylon. Their arrows will be like brave soldiers. They will kill everyone that they want to kill.
- Proverbs 17:6Old people should be proud of their grandchildren. In the same way, children should be proud of their parents.
- Proverbs 31:28Her children all agree to thank her. Her husband also praises her.
Commentaries on Psalms 127:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man - Each child will, in the process of time, be a defense and support to the family, as arrows in the quiver of a skillful and strong archer; the more he has, the more enemies he may slay, and consequently the more redoubted shall he be. Children of the youth - The children of young people are always more strong and vigorous, more healthy, and generally longer lived than those of elderly, or comparatively elderly…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man - They are what a parent may rely on for defense in danger, or for help in securing provision for himself and family - as the warrior or the hunter relies on his arrows. So are children of the youth - Sons in their youth; in their prime and vigor. The comparison of sons with arrows or spears is common in Arabic poetry. See Rosenmuller, Com. in loc. Also Morgenland, in loc.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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