KJVThat our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;
Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.
Because our sons are as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished--the likeness of a palace,
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Blessed be Jehovah, my strength It is very evident that David, since he celebrates the favor of God in such high terms, had not only obtained the kingdom, but gained signal victories. When he calls God his strength, he acknowledges that any courage he had was given him from…