1 The virtue of God's blessing
3 Good children are his gift

A Song. Ps 120:1 121:1 122:1 123:1 124:1 125:1 126:1

for Solomon. or, of Solomon Ps 72:1

The Lord Ps 33:16-18 Pr 16:9 21:30,31 Ec 9:11 1Co 3:7

build 1Ch 22:10,11 28:10,20 29:19 1Co 3:9-15

they labour 1Co 15:14 Ga 4:11

that build it. Heb. that are builders of it in it
except Ps 121:3-5 Isa 27:3 Zec 2:4,5

the watchman So 3:3 5:7 Isa 21:5-12 56:10 62:6 Jer 51:12,31 Eze 33:2-9

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

vain Ps 39:5,6 Ec 1:14 2:1-11,20-23 4:8

rise up Pr 31:15-18

the bread Ge 3:17-19 Ec 6:7

for so he Ps 3:5 4:8 Ec 5:12 Jer 31:26 Eze 34:25 Ac 12:5,6

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

children Ps 128:3,4 Ge 1:28 15:4,5 24:60 30:1,2 33:5 41:51,52 48:4 De 28:4 Jos 24:3,4 1Sa 1:19,20,27 2:20,21 1Ch 28:5 Isa 8:18

4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

arrows Jer 50:9

so are children Pr 17:6 31:28

5 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 Ge 50:23 Job 1:2 42:12-16

his quiver full of them. Heb. filled his quiver with them.
they shall Job 5:4 Pr 27:11

speak. or, subdue Ps 18:47

or, destroy