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


In Context

1 Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman wakes but in vain.

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he gives his beloved sleep.

3 See, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of 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 has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Psalm 127:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

127:3Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

127:3Sons are a heritage from the Lord , children a reward from him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

127:3behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

127:3Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; And the fruit of the womb is his reward.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

127:3Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, and the fruit of the womb a reward.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

127:3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

127:3Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

127:3Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

127:3Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah are sons, A reward is the fruit of the womb.