Psalms 128:3

Psalms 128:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
• New International Version (NIV)Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table.

Context of Psalms 128:3

1Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. 2When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. 4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord. 5The Lord bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem All the days of your life.

Psalms 128:3 word by word

אֶשְׁתְּךָ֤׀ כְּגֶ֥פֶן פֹּרִיָּה֮ בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֪י בֵ֫יתֶ֥ךָ בָּ֭נֶיךָ כִּשְׁתִלֵ֣י זֵיתִ֑ים סָ֝בִ֗יב לְשֻׁלְחָנֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• as a fruitfulפָּרָהpârâh · be fruitfulH6509
• vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• by the sidesיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• thy childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• like oliveזַ֫יִתzayith · oliveH2132
• plantsשָׁתִילshethîyl · shootH8363
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• thy tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979

Cross-references for Psalms 128:3

• Genesis 49:22“Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall.
• Proverbs 5:15Drink water from your own cistern, And running water from your own well.
• Ezekiel 19:10‘Your mother was like a vine in your bloodline, Planted by the waters, Fruitful and full of branches Because of many waters.
• Psalms 52:8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
• Psalms 144:12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style;
• Jeremiah 11:16The Lord called your name, Green Olive Tree, Lovely and of Good Fruit. With the noise of a great tumult He has kindled fire on it, And its branches are broken.
• Hosea 14:6His branches shall spread; His beauty shall be like an olive tree, And his fragrance like Lebanon.
• Romans 11:24For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
• Psalms 127:5Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

Commentaries on Psalms 128:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house - It is not uncommon in the East, as elsewhere, to train a vine along the sides of a house - partly to save ground; partly because it is a good exposure for fruit; partly as an ornament; and partly to protect it from thieves. Such a vine, in its beauty, and in the abundant clusters upon it, becomes a beautiful emblem of the mother of a numerous household. One of the blessings most desired…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Children are like strong young olive trees because they are full of potential. Olive oil symbolizes God's blessing (Psalm 104:15; Numbers 18:12; Jeremiah 31:12; Haggai 2:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. by the sides--or, "within" (Psa 48:2). olive plants--are peculiarly luxuriant (Psa 52:8).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 3as a fruitful vine Every woman whose blood is abundant will have many children.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 128:3

• Children
• Family
• Grape
• Olive
• Righteous
• Wife

In the dictionaries

• Child
• Degrees, Song of
• Hallel
• Psalms
• Child; Children
• Crime; Crimes
• Degree
• Degrees, Songs of
• Dial of Ahaz
• Hallelujah

Commentaries on Psalms 128

• 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