诗篇 127:5

5 箭 袋 充 满 的 人 便 为 有 福 ； 他 们 在 城 门 口 和 仇 敌 说 话 的 时 候 ， 必 不 至 於 羞 愧 。

诗篇 127:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 127:5

Happy [is] the man that hath his quiver full of them
That is, his house full of them; called a quiver, referring to arrows before mentioned, this being the case in which they are put up: to have many children was always reckoned a great temporal blessing and happiness; see ( Job 1:2 ) ( Psalms 128:3 Psalms 128:4 Psalms 128:6 ) . The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions, render it, "that fills his desire" has as many as he desires or wishes for: the Targum,

``who fills his school of them:''

so Jarchi interprets the children, of the disciples of the wise men. It may be applied to young converts, the children of Christ and of the church; which, when numerous, is a blessing to him and her; see ( Isaiah 49:20 Isaiah 49:21 ) ( Isaiah 53:10 Isaiah 53:11 ) ;

they shall not be ashamed;
the father and his children, as Aben Ezra; parents rather are meant, who are not ashamed when they have many children: with the Romans ^F26, those that had wives and children were preferred in honour to senior persons that had none; and they that had most to those that had fewest; and so with the Persians; (See Gill on Esther 5:11);

but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate:
where courts of judicature were kept; and so the Targum,

``in the gate of the house of judgment.''

The sense is, that their children should stand and plead the cause of their parents against their adversaries in courts of judicature; or publicly before the eyes of all, as Aben Ezra: and spiritually may design such of Christ's seed who are set for the defence of the Gospel, are valiant for the truth on earth, and earnestly contend for it; meet the enemy in the gate, publicly oppose him, and behave themselves like men, and are strong.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 A. Gell. Noct. Attic. l. 2. c. 15.

诗篇 127:5 In-Context

1 （ 所 罗 门 上 行 之 诗 。 ） 若 不 是 耶 和 华 建 造 房 屋 ， 建 造 的 人 就 枉 然 劳 力 ； 若 不 是 耶 和 华 看 守 城 池 ， 看 守 的 人 就 枉 然 警 醒 。

2 你 们 清 晨 早 起 ， 夜 晚 安 歇 ， 吃 劳 碌 得 来 的 饭 ， 本 是 枉 然 ； 惟 有 耶 和 华 所 亲 爱 的 ， 必 叫 他 安 然 睡 觉 。

3 儿 女 是 耶 和 华 所 赐 的 产 业 ； 所 怀 的 胎 是 他 所 给 的 赏 赐 。

4 少 年 时 所 生 的 儿 女 好 像 勇 士 手 中 的 箭 。

5 箭 袋 充 满 的 人 便 为 有 福 ； 他 们 在 城 门 口 和 仇 敌 说 话 的 时 候 ， 必 不 至 於 羞 愧 。