Psalms 127:5 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 127:5

Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

BSB

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ASV

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

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 have many children was always reckoned a great temporal blessing and happiness; see Job 1:2. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions, render it, "that fills his desire" has as many as he desires or wishes for: the Targum, "who fills his school of them:'' so Jarchi interprets the children, of the disciples of the wise men.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Solomon was called Jedidiah--Beloved of the Lord ( 2 Sam. xii. 25 ); to him the kingdom was promised, and then it was in vain for Absalom to rise up early, to wheedle the people, and for Adonijah to make such a stir, and to say, I will be king. Solomon sits still, and, being beloved of the Lord, to him he gives sleep and the kingdom too.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 7 (1885)

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them. Those who have no children bewail the fact; those who have few children see them soon gone, and the house is silent, and their life has lost a charm; those who have many gracious children are upon the whole the happiest. Of course a large number of children means a large number of trials; but when these are met by faith in the Lord it also means a mass of love, and a multitude of joys.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַשְׁרֵ֤י	'ash.Rei	how blessed!	H835 →
הַגֶּ֗בֶר	ha.Ge.ver	[is] the man	H1397 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
מִלֵּ֥א	mi.Le'	he has filled	H4390 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אַשְׁפָּת֗וֹ	'ash.pa.To	quiver his	H827 →
מֵ֫הֶ֥ם	me.Hem	from them
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ	ye.Vo.shu	they will be ashamed	H954 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	if	H3588 →
יְדַבְּר֖וּ	ye.da.be.Ru	they will speak	H1696 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
אוֹיְבִ֣ים	'oy.Vim	enemies	H341 →
בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃	ba.Sha.'ar	in the gate	H8179 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 27:11
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
leads to
- Proverbs 10:1
  The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Psalms 119:42
  Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
- Proverbs 23:15–16
  My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
Through
Psalms 18:47
the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
leads to
- Psalms 47:3
  He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.
- Romans 12:19
  Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Through
Genesis 50:23
He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
leads to
- Numbers 32:39
  The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
- Genesis 30:3
  Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”
- Job 42:16
  After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

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The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Psalms