Psalm 144:12
Verse 12 of 15. The 144th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
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:
13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 144:12 in the World English Bible
Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.Read Psalm 144:12 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Psalm 144:12
The particular instances of that public prosperity which David desired for his people. [1.] A hopeful progeny (v. 12): "That our sons and our daughters may be in all respects such as we could wish." He means not those only of his own family, but those of his subjects, that are the seed of the next generation.
Read Matthew Henry on Psalm 144:9–15: Thanksgiving and Petitions; National Happiness Desired.
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