Psalm 128:3

Translations

Modern

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.

Traditional

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Literal

Your wife is fruitful like a vine in the sides of your house, your sons like shoots of olive trees round about your table.

Latin

Uxor tua sicut vitis abundans in lateribus domus tuæ; filii tui sicut novellæ olivarum in circuitu mensæ tuæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.

Notes

Psalms 128:3

Children are like strong young olive trees because they are full of potential. Olive oil symbolizes God's blessing (Psalm 104:15; Numbers 18:12; Jeremiah 31:12; Haggai 2:19).

Psalms 128:1–6

The godly, who fear the Lord, will know true happiness (Psalm 128:1–2). The Lord is with them (see Psalm 127:1–2), strengthens their family life (128:3–4), and blesses them for generations (128:5–6).

Psalms 120:1–134:3

These short and memorable songs were sung by pilgrims as they traveled to Jerusalem for the national festivals held three times each year (Deuteronomy 16:16). The title of these psalms includes a Hebrew word that can mean “steps” or “stairs.” Some scholars understand it to mean “going up to Jerusalem.” These psalms, often called the Songs of Ascents, lead the listener on a journey to Jerusalem to praise God for his goodness to Israel through history.

Theme notes and profiles

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