Psalms 127:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Psalms 127:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Happy is the man - Hebrew, The happiness of the man. See the notes at Psalms 1:1 . That hath his quiver full of them - The quiver is a case in which arrows are carried; and as a man - a hunt...
Psalms 127:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them: they (g) shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. (g) Such children will be able to stop their adversaries mouth...
Psalms 127:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXXVII. A. This Ps. is, as is now generally admitted, composed of two independent Pss. In Psalms 127 A, i.e. in Psalms 127:1 f. the Psalmist's theme is the vanity of toil without Yahweh's ble...
Psalms 127:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Happy is the man. Hezekiah was that man. See the Beatitudes. App-63. man. Hebrew. geber. They: i.e. the sons. not be ashamed. Figure of speech Tapeinosis (App-6): quite the opposite....
Psalms 127:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. Here Solomon describes such children as, distinguished by uprightness and integrity, have no hesitation in render...
Psalms 127:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them - This is genera...
Psalms 127:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Children of the youth, &c.— These are opposed to the children of old age; and of these it is frequently observed, that they are the strongest, being, as Jacob says of Reuben, his might, the be...
Psalms 127:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shal...
Psalms 127:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A warning against over-anxiety in any work. Let it be left in the wise hands of Jehovah, who gives the best blessings without human aid. Perhaps the Ps. was addressed to some too-zealous workers in t...
Psalms 127:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They. — Not the sons. There is here one of the sudden changes of number in which Hebrew poetry abounds. (See especially Psalms 107:43 .) Parents who have large families of sons are evidently int...
Psalms 127:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 127:1-5 THIS pure expression of conscious dependence on God's blessing for all well-being may possibly have special reference to the Israel of the Restoration. The instances of vain human e...
Psalms 127:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Lord Hath Done Great Things for Us” Psalms 126:1-6 ; Psalms 127:1-5 The circumstances under which this psalm was written are evident upon its face. The exiles, lately back from Babylon, a...
Psalms 127:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The thought of the pilgrim centres upon the city toward which his face is turned as the place of home. The strength of the Hebrew people in the past, and all that remains of it today, largely results...
Psalms 127:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How truly blessed is it to a gracious parent, when the Lord giveth gracious children! What a blessed meeting will that be in glory, when such shall surround the throne! The Lord Jesus is introduced b...
Psalms 127:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them ,.... That is, his house full of them; called a quiver, referring to arrows before mentioned, this being the case in which they are put up: to ha...
Psalms 127:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 5. Happy is the man that hath his quiver ] That is, his hou...
Psalms 127:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man That knows how to use them for his own safety and advantage; so are children of the youth Children born to their parents when they are young, who are gen...
Psalms 127:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Dependence on Providence; God the Giver of Prosperity. A song of degrees for Solomon. 1 Except the L ORD build the...
Psalms 127:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That hath his quiver full of them; who hath a numerous issue; which as it is a great blessing in itself, so Solomon's want of it made it more valuable in his eyes. They shall not be ashamed; such...
Psalms 127:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Various considerations taken together require the opinion that this middle Song of Degrees was composed by Solomon. It suits the time of peaceful house-building and civil settlement and...
Psalms 127:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 127:1-19 . Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you, to rise up early, to sit up...
Psalms 127:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

REFLECTIONS. The man who begins the world aright, must begin with God. The stately house is built in vain, and the family multiplied for wickedness, unless it be done in the Lord's counsel, and wi...
Psalms 127:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Except the Lord build the house. Authorship of this psalm Various considerations taken together require the opinion that this middle Song of Degrees was composed by Solomon. It suits the time o...
Psalms 127:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A DIDACTIC psalm, preaching a contented trust in God as more conducive to the prosperity of a man, or a state, than any amount of fussy activity. The ascription to Solomon is borne...
Psalms 127:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Divine Blessing Needed for Human Enterprises. A song of degrees for Solomon, a hymn written by him probably in connection with the building of the Temple, but applicable to all similar conditi...
Psalms 127:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 50:23 ; Job 1:2 ; Job 42:12-16 ; Job 5:4 ; Proverbs 27:11 ; Psalms 18:47
Psalms 127:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Full — Who hath a numerous issue. Shall speak — They shall courageously plead their cause in courts of judicature, not fearing to be crushed by the might of their adversaries.

Psalms 127:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 127:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 127:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 127:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 127:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 127:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 127:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 127:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 127:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 127:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 127:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 127:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 127:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 127:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 127:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 127:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes