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Verse Psalms 127:5. _HAPPY_ IS _THE MAN THAT HATH HIS QUIVER FULL OF
THEM_] This is generally supposed to mean _his house full of
children_, as his _quiver_ if full of _arrows_; but I submit whether...
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HAPPY IS THE MAN - Hebrew, The happiness of the man. See the notes at
Psalms 1:1.
THAT HATH HIS QUIVER FULL OF THEM - The quiver is a case in which
arrows are carried; and as a man - a hunter or warri...
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PSALM 120-134
The Psalms of Degrees
Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents.
They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem
three times a year to celebrat...
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CXXVII. A. This Ps. is, as is now generally admitted, composed of two
independent Pss. In Psalms 127 A, _i.e._ in Psalms 127:1 f. the
Psalmist's theme is _the vanity_ of toil without Yahweh's blessing...
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HAPPY IS THE MAN. Hezekiah was that man. See the Beatitudes. App-63.
MAN. Hebrew. _geber._
THEY: i.e. the sons.
NOT BE ASHAMED. Figure of speech _Tapeinosis_ (App-6): quite the
opposite.
SPEAK. me...
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CHILDREN OF THE YOUTH, &C.— These are opposed to the children of old
age; and of these it is frequently observed, that they are the
strongest, being, as Jacob says of Reuben, _his might, the beginning...
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PSALMS 127
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
In Relief of Domestic and Civic Anxiety.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 127:1-2, Jehovah's Blessing Succeeds our Endeavours,
Allays our Anxieties, and Gives us Sleep. Stanz...
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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.
HAPPY IS THE MAN THAT HATH HIS QUIVER FULL OF THEM: THEY SHALL NOT...
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127:5 man (f-4) _ Geber_ . see Job 3:3 . 'Mighty, Psalms 127:4 , is _
Gibbor_ ....
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BUT] RV 'when.' IN THE GATE] Here the market was held and justice
administered. The man with stalwart sons need not fear false accusers
at the judgment-seat: cp. Job 5:4....
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A warning against over-anxiety in any work. Let it be left in the wise
hands of Jehovah, who gives the best blessings without human aid.
Perhaps the Ps. was addressed to some too-zealous workers in th...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
PSALMS 127
PSALMS FOR CLIMBING;
PSALMS 120:134
Jesus said, "We wi
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THEY. — Not the _sons._ There is here one of the sudden changes of
number in which Hebrew poetry abounds. (See especially Psalms 107:43.)
Parents who have large families of sons are evidently intended...
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אַשְׁרֵ֤י הַ גֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִלֵּ֥א
אֶת ־אַש
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Psalms 127:1
THIS pure expression of conscious dependence on God's blessing for all
well-being may possibly have special reference to the Israel of the
Restoration. The instances of vain human effort...
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“THE LORD HATH DONE GREAT THINGS FOR US”
Psalms 126:1-6; Psalms 127:1-5
The circumstances under which this psalm was written are evident upon
its face. The exiles, lately back from Babylon, are re...
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The thought of the pilgrim centres upon the city toward which his face
is turned as the place of home. The strength of the Hebrew people in
the past, and all that remains of it today, largely results...
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Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them: they (g) shall
not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
(g) Such children will be able to stop their adversaries mouths...
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PSALM CXXVII. (BEATI OMNES.)
The fear of God is the way to happiness.
_ Sion. Where he displayed his bounty. (Calmet) --- Jerusalem. In
heaven, 1 Corinthians xv. 19. (Berthier) --- Mayst thou live h...
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How truly blessed is it to a gracious parent, when the Lord giveth
gracious children! What a blessed meeting will that be in glory, when
such shall surround the throne! The Lord Jesus is introduced by...
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REFLECTIONS
MY soul! art thou building for eternity? See that Jesus be the
foundation-stone. Art thou warring a good warfare? See that thou prove
thyself a good soldier of Jesus Christ, by taking to t...
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5._They shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the
gate. _Here Solomon describes such children as, distinguished by
uprightness and integrity, have no hesitation in rendering an ac...
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These full blessings thus sought, the building the house, the keeping
the city, the desired abundance of children, are all (Psalms 127)
Jehovah's doing and gift, or man labors and watches in vain. The...
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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...
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_As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man_ That knows how to use them
for his own safety and advantage; _so are children of the youth_
Children born to their parents when they are young, who are gene...
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THE DIVINE BLESSING NEEDED FOR HUMAN ENTERPRISES.
A song of degrees for Solomon, a hymn written by him probably in
connection with the building of the Temple, but applicable to all
similar conditions...
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Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them, to whom the Lord
has granted a house full of children; THEY SHALL NOT BE ASHAMED, they
will not meet with disgrace, BUT THEY SHALL SPEAK WITH THE EN...
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HATH HIS QUIVER FULL OF THEM:
_ Heb._ hath filled his quiver with them
SHALL SPEAK:
Or, shall subdue, as Psalms 18:45. Or, destroy...
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THAT HATH HIS QUIVER FULL OF THEM; who hath a numerous issue; which as
it is a great blessing in itself, so Solomon's want of it made it more
valuable in his eyes. THEY SHALL NOT BE ASHAMED; such pare...
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Psalms 127:5 Happy H835 man H1397 quiver H827 full H4390 (H8765)
ashamed H954 (H8799) speak H1696 ...
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Psalms 127:1. _Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain
that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but
in vain. It is vain for you, to rise up early, to sit up late,...
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CONTENTS: The vanity of worldly care and the wisdom of dependence on
God for all things in the home.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The best designed home will be a failure unless God crowns
it with H...
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REFLECTIONS.
The man who begins the world aright, must begin with God. The stately
house is built in vain, and the family multiplied for wickedness,
unless it be done in the Lord's counsel, and with...
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_Except the Lord build the house._
AUTHORSHIP OF THIS PSALM
Various considerations taken together require the opinion that this
middle Song of Degrees was composed by Solomon. It suits the time of
pe...
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_Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord._
CHILDREN--DIVINE GIFTS
Children come not into the world by chance or fate. God sends them as
His gifts.
I. They are gifts of great value.
1. They are of...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 127:1. The basic theme of this wisdom
psalm is that without the Lord’s blessing, all human toil is
worthless. This is seen clearly in vv. Ps
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 127:3 THE CHILDREN OF ONE’S YOUTH. The
children are now grown up and are standing with their father WHEN HE
SPEAKS WITH HIS ENEMIES IN THE GATE. The gate was the place where
legal...
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INTRODUCTION
Various considerations taken together require the opinion that this
middle Song of Degrees was composed by Solomon. It suits the time of
peaceful house-building and civil settlement and p...
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EXPOSITION
A DIDACTIC psalm, preaching a contented trust in God as more conducive
to the prosperity of a man, or a state, than any amount of fussy
activity. The ascription to Solomon is borne out
(1...
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Psa 127:1-5 is a psalm that is important for all of us to really get
implanted deep in our hearts.
Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it
(Psalms 127:1):
I spent far too ma...
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Genesis 50:23; Job 1:2; Job 42:12; Job 5:4; Proverbs 27:11;...
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Full — Who hath a numerous issue. Shall speak — They shall
courageously plead their cause in courts of judicature, not fearing to
be crushed by the might of their adversaries....