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Look, children[a] are the heritage[b] of Yahweh;
the fruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
so are the children[c] of one’s youth.
Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them.[d]
They shall not be put to shame
when they speak with enemies at the gate.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 127:3 Hebrew “sons”
  2. Psalm 127:3 That is, gift
  3. Psalm 127:4 Hebrew “sons”
  4. Psalm 127:5 Or “whose quiver he Yahweh fills with them”