Psalm 127:5 “Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to…”

Psalm 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Blessed is the man, that hath his quiuer full of them: for they shall not be ashamed, when they speake with their enemies in the gate.

Darby Translation

Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.

Young's Literal Translation

O the happiness of the man Who hath filled his quiver with them, They are not ashamed, For they speak with enemies in the gate!

Bible in Basic English

Happy is the man who has a good store of them; he will not be put to shame, but his cause will be supported by them against his haters.

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Cross references

“Happy”

Job 42:12–16 Genesis 50:23 Job 1:2

Job 42:12–16 · BSB

So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Genesis 50:23 · BSB

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.

Job 1:2 · BSB

He had seven sons and three daughters,

“they shall”

Proverbs 27:11 Job 5:4

Proverbs 27:11 · BSB

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

Job 5:4 · BSB

His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.

“speak”

Psalm 18:47

Psalm 18:47 · BSB

the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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