Psalm 144:12 Parallel Translations

May our sons be like full-grown, young plants. May our daughters be like stately columns that adorn the corners of a palace.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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:

ASV:

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

BBE:

Our sons are like tall young plants; and our daughters like the shining stones of a king's house;

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace;

WBS:

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:

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

Psalm 144:12 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 92:12 The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Psalm 128:3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within your house, Your children like olive plants Around your table.

Song of Songs 4:4 "Your neck is like the tower of David, Built with rows of stones On which are hung a thousand shields, All the round shields of the mighty men.

Song of Songs 7:4 "Your neck is like a tower of ivory, Your eyes like the pools in Heshbon By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, Which faces toward Damascus. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

144:12 {k} 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:
(k) He desires God to continue his benefits toward his people, counting the procreation of children and their good education among the chiefest of God's benefits.

WES:

144:12 That - This mercy I beg not only for my own sake, but for the sake of thy people, that they may enjoy those blessings which thou hast promised them; and particularly, that our sons, who are the strength and hopes of a nation, may be like plants, flourishing and growing in height and strength, as plants do in their youth; for when they grow old, they wither and decay. Cornerstone - Strong and beautiful.

MHC:

144:9-15 Fresh favours call for fresh returns of thanks; we must praise God for the mercies we hope for by his promise, as well as those we have received by his providence. To be saved from the hurtful sword, or from wasting sickness, without deliverance from the dominion of sin and the wrath to come, is but a small advantage. The public prosperity David desired for his people, is stated. It adds much to the comfort and happiness of parents in this world, to see their children likely to do well. To see them as plants, not as weeds, not as thorns; to see them as plants growing, not withered and blasted; to see them likely to bring forth fruit unto God in their day; to see them in their youth growing strong in the Spirit. Plenty is to be desired, that we may be thankful to God, generous to our friends, and charitable to the poor; otherwise, what profit is it to have our garners full? Also, uninterrupted peace. War brings abundance of mischiefs, whether it be to attack others or to defend ourselves. And in proportion as we do not adhere to the worship and service of God, we cease to be a happy people. The subjects of the Saviour, the Son of David, share the blessings of his authority and victories, and are happy because they have the Lord for their God.

CONC:

Adorn Becoming Carved Corner Corner-columns Corner-pillars Corner-stones Cut Daughters Fashion Fashioned Full Grown Grown-up Hewn King's Likeness Palace Pillars Plants Polished Sculptured Shining Similitude Sons Stones Structure Tall Well-nurtured Youth

Adorn Carved Corner Corner-Stones Cut Daughters Fashion Fashioned Full Grown Hewn House King's Palace Pillars Plants Polished Similitude Stones Structure Tall Young Youth

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