Psalms Chapter 127 verse 3 Holy Bible
Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; `And' the fruit of the womb is `his' reward.
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See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.
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Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, [and] the fruit of the womb a reward.
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Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
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Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
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Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah `are' sons, A reward `is' the fruit of the womb.
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Psalms 127 : 3 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord. The teaching is enforced by an example. The prosperity, alike of states and of individuals, depends on nothing so much as on an abundant progeny of children. But children are manifestly the free gift of God. And the fruit of the womb is his reward. One of the ways in which he rewards his faithful ones (see Deuteronomy 28:10:11).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Children.--With the true patriarchal feeling of the blessing of a numerous offspring, the poet here directly alludes to Genesis 30:2. "Heritage of Jehovah" is, of course, "heritage from Jehovah," i.e., a promise granted by Him, just as Israel itself was a possession He made for Himself.