1 A Song of Ascents; of Solomon. Except HaShem build the house, they labour in vain that build it; except HaShem keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
2 It is vain for you that ye rise early, and sit up late, ye that eat the bread of toil; so He giveth unto His beloved in sleep.
3 Lo, children are a heritage of HaShem; the fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of one's youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be put to shame, when they speak with their enemies in the gate.
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Today's Verse
But if they be prophets, and if the word of Jehovah be with them, let them now make intercession to Jehovah of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
Verse Of The DayThe second half turns to family, calling children "an heritage of the LORD" and comparing them to arrows filling a warrior's quiver, echoing the trust in God's plans found in Proverbs 16:9. Continue this domestic theme in Psalms 128, which blesses the household of the one who fears the Lord.
