12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:


In Context

9 I will sing a new song to thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises to thee.

10 It is he that giveth salvation to kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

13 That our granaries may be full, affording all manner of store; that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

14 That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

Psalm 144:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

144:12That our sons [may be] as plants grown up in their youth; [that] our daughters [may be] as corner stones, polished [after] the similitude of a palace:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

144:12Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

144:12Whose sons are as new plants in their youth: Their daughters decked out, adorned round about after the similitude of a temple:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

144:12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

144:12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

144:12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth; and our daughters as corner stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

144:12Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

144:12Because our sons are as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished — the likeness of a palace,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

144:12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: