 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall...  A History of American Literature - Page 95by Moses Coit Tyler - 1878Full view - About this book
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 504 pages
...maturity, when he is old are cafiable of S defending him, like arrows in the hand of a mighty man. Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate ; an allusion to an old man tallying out to tear, guarding and guarded by his sons ; these would inspire... | |
 | Alexander Geddes - 1807 - 290 pages
...the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man j so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. PSALM CXXVIII. A SONG OF DEGREES. 1 BLESSED is every one that feareth JEHOVAH : that walketh in his... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 460 pages
...wordlings, and from the woful and unexpected end of the whole tribe of Pharisees. Amen and Amen. " As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate," Psal. cxxvii. 4, 5, Ninthly, The child that is coming, and all that may come, whether many or few,... | |
 | John Ovington - 1813 - 168 pages
...to a man. £ ' Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward. ' As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.' I cannot express the pleasure I have enjoyed in tracing these ancient records. I have had such a feast,... | |
 | 1813 - 580 pages
...his reward. Ver 4. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Ver. 5. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Prov xxxi. 23. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 128.... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1871 - 644 pages
...the 127th Psalm, "Lo children are an heritage of the Lord ; and the fruit of the womb is His reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are...they shall speak with the enemies in the gate." The beautiful divine lesson contained in this passage is entirely lost by taking it as a mere poetical... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1865 - 630 pages
...his reward. As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are children of the youth. Happy is the man who hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed,...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate." (Psalm cxxvii. 3—5.) However true these words are in their literal sense, they are far more comprehensively... | |
 | 1815 - 614 pages
...the womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. PSALM CXXVIII. A Song of degrees. BLESSED is every one that feareth the LORD ; that walketh in his... | |
 | Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 640 pages
...reward. As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are children of the youth : Happy is the man that bath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed,...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate." (Ps. cxxvii. 3, 4, 5.) And if any had then asked you, as Esau did Jacob, " Who are these with thee... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 576 pages
...dishonoured', or despise his mother when she is old. 5. Happy is the. man that hath his quiver fuH of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. In a house full of dutiful• children consisted! the happiness of their parents, who then can never... | |
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