Psalms 127:5

127:4 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 speak with the enemies in the gate. his: Heb. filled his quiver with them speak: or, subdue, or, destroy

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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.

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 has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

What does Psalms 127:5 mean?

Psalms 127:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶשֶׁר (ʼesher), גֶּבֶר (geber), אַשְׁפָּה (ʼashpâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Happyאֶשֶׁרʼesher/eh'-sher/H835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!

the

manגֶּבֶרgeber/gheh'-ber/H1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply

that

hath

his

quiverאַשְׁפָּהʼashpâh/ash-paw'/H827a quiver or arrow-case

fullמָלֵאmâlêʼ/maw-lay'/H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

them:

they

shall

not

ashamed,בּוּשׁbûwsh/boosh/H954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

but

they

shall

speakדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

with

the

enemiesאֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

the

gate.שַׁעַרshaʻar/shah'-ar/H8179an opening, i.e. door or gate

his:

Heb.

filled

his

quiver

with

them

speak:

or,

subdue,

or,

destroy

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What does Psalms 127:5 say?

Psalms 127:5 (King James Version) reads: "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. his: Heb. filled his quiver with them speak: or, subdue, or, destroy"

Is Psalms 127:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 127:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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