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Psalm 127:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 127 · verse 5
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.Psalm 127:5 · King James Version
Psalm 127:5 in context
3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5Happy 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ashamedbûwshproperly, to paleH954 →
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- quiverʼashpâha quiver or arrow-caseH827 →
- HappyʼesherhappinessH835 →
- speakdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- fullmâlêʼto fill or be full of, in a wide applicationH4390 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5