Psalms 127:3

3 Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.

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Psalms 127:3 in Other Translations

KJV

3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

ESV

3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.

NLT

3 Children are a gift from the LORD ; they are a reward from him.

MSG

3 Don't you see that children are God's best gift? the fruit of the womb his generous legacy?

CSB

3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, children, a reward.

Psalms 127:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 127:3

Lo, children [are] an heritage of the Lord
As all success, safety, and the blessings of life, depend on the providence of God; so this very great blessing is a gift of his; having children, and those good ones, as the Targum interprets it; for of such only can it be understood: so, in a spiritual sense, the children of Christ, the antitypical Solomon, are the gifts of his heavenly Father to him; his portion and inheritance, and a goodly heritage he esteems them;

[and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward;
"fruit" ^F25 is the same with "children" in the preceding clause; see ( Luke 1:42 ) ; a reward he gives to good men, not of debt, but of grace; the Targum,

``a reward of good works:''

so regenerate persons are a reward to Christ, of his sufferings and death, ( Isaiah 53:10 Isaiah 53:11 ) .

FOOTNOTES:

F25 "Nascitur ad fructum mulier", Claudian. in Eutrop. l. 1. v. 331.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Psalms 127:3 In-Context

1 Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.

2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves.

3 Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.

4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.

5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.

Cross References 1

1. S Genesis 1:28; Genesis 33:5