Psalms 127:3

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בָּנִ֑ים ba.Nim	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
heritage	נַחֲלַ֣ת na.cha.Lat	H5159	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
fruit	פְּרִ֣י pe.Ri	H6529	fruit (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct
womb	הַבָּֽטֶן ha.Ba.ten	H990	the belly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
reward	שָׂ֝כָ֗ר Sa.Khar	H7939	payment of contract · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 128:3-4 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
Deuteronomy 28:4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks o…
1 Samuel 1:27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
Genesis 48:4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this la…
Genesis 33:5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath g…
Isaiah 8:18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mou…
Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the…
1 Samuel 1:19-20 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hann…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 127:1–end

We are here taught to have a continual regard to the divine Providence in all the concerns of this life. Solomon was cried up for a wise man, and would be apt to lean to his own understanding and forecast, and therefore his father teaches him to look higher, and to take God along with him in his undertakings. He was to be a man of business, and therefore David instructed him how to manage his business under the direction of his religion. Parents, in teaching their children, should suit their exhortations to their condition and occasions. We must have an eye to God, I. In all the affairs and business of the family, even of the royal family, for kings' houses are no longer safe than while God…

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John Gill on Psalms 127:3

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord,.... As all success, safety, and the blessings of life, depend on the providence of God; so this very great blessing is a gift of his; having children, and those good ones, as the Targum interprets it; for of such only can it be understood: so, in a spiritual sense, the children of Christ, the antitypical Solomon, are the gifts of his heavenly Father to him; his portion and inheritance, and a goodly heritage he esteems them; and the fruit of the womb is his reward; "fruit" (y) is the same with "children" in the preceding clause; see Luke 1:42; a reward he gives to good men, not of debt, but of grace; the Targum, "a reward of good works:'' so regene…

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John Calvin on Psalms 127:3–end

Psalm 127:3-5 3. Lo! children are the heritage of Jehovah: the fruit of the womb is the reward which he bestows. [101] 4. As arrows in, the hand of a strong man so are the children of youth. [102] 5. Blessed is the man who shall have filled his quiver with them; for [103] they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. 3. Lo! children are the heritage of Jehovah. Solomon here adduces one instance in which, in a particular manner, he would have us to recognize the truth which he has hitherto asserted generally -- that the life of men is governed by God. Nothing seems more natural than for men to be produced of men. The majority of mankind dream, that after God had…

The Church Fathers

As if thou shouldest ask again, who are the beloved? "Lo, children, the reward of the fruit of the womb, are an heritage of the Lord" [Psalm 127:3]. Since he saith, "fruit of the womb," these children have been born in travail. There is a certain woman, in whom what was said unto Eve, "in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children," is shown after a spiritual manner. The Church beareth children, the Bride of Christ; and if she beareth them, she travaileth of them. In figure of her, Eve was called also "the Mother of all living." He who said, "My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, until Christ be formed in you," [Galatians 4:19] was amongst the members of her who travaileth. But she travailed not in vain, nor brought forth in vain: there will be a holy seed at the resurrection of the dead: the righteous who are at present scattered over the whole world shall abound. The Church groaneth for them, the Church travaileth of them; but in that resurrection of the dead, the offspring of the Church shall appear, pain and groaning shall pass away....
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 127

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Dictionary and topics

Child — This word has considerable latitude of meaning in Scripture. Thus Joseph is called a child at the time when he was probably about sixteen years of age (Gen. 37:3); and Benjamin is so called when he…
Children — The blessing of offspring, but especially of the male sex, is highly valued among all eastern nations, while a the absence is regarded as one of the severest punishments. (Genesis 16:2; 7:14; 1…
Children · Are a gift from God — Are a gift from God
Parents · Receive their children from God — Receive their children from God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 127:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 127:1–end

John Gill on Psalms 127:3

John Calvin on Psalms 127:3–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 127:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 127:1–end

John Gill on Psalms 127:3

John Calvin on Psalms 127:3–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 127:3–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 127:3-5

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 127:3