Psalm 144:12

Translations

Modern

Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.

Traditional

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:

Literal

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars, carved for the pattern of the palace.

Latin

Quorum filii sicut novellæ plantationes in juventute sua; filiæ eorum compositæ, circumornatæ ut similitudo templi.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.

Notes

Psalms 144:12

The psalmist compares sons and daughters to plants and pillars, which are images of strength and beauty.

Psalms 144:12–15

This prayer for the Lord’s blessing brings the laments of Psalms 140–144 to a close. It describes God’s provision (care for needs) and protection (keeping people safe; see Psalm 127), not only for the psalmist but also for his children and for all who follow God.

Psalms 144:1–15

This lament begins with an exclamation of love for the Lord. The community then reflects on the temporary nature of life (Psalm 144:3–4). The psalmist asks for God's help and anticipates victory (Psalm 144:5–11).

A new song (Psalm 144:9–10) and a prayer for rescue (144:11) introduce the theme of the Lord’s blessings through his care and protection (Psalm 144:12–15).

Psalms 138:1–145:21

In this final group of psalms of David, psalms of praise and wisdom (Psalms 138–139, 145) form a frame around five psalms of lament (Psalms 140–144).

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Psalm 128:3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
1 Peter 3:3–6
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
Isaiah 44:3–5
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
Psalm 115:14–15
May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
Job 42:15
No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
Song of Solomon 8:8–9
We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?
Lamentations 4:2
How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!
Proverbs 31:10–27
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Isaiah 3:16–24
The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
Psalm 127:4–5
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.

Glossary

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Topics

Cornerstone: Figurative Daughters God: Providence of House: Architecture of Cornerstone Palaces: Polished Palaces: The Godly Children of Saints

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