| 1852 - 1174 pages
...years after she had gone to her rest ! What encouragement for faith and prayer ! The Psalmist says, " Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath... | |
| Oliver Reywood - 1826 - 596 pages
...are without children, they are an earthly blessing,f Psal. cxxvii. 3, 4, 5, " For children are the heritage of the Lord and the fruit of the womb is his reward, as arrows are in the hands of a mighty man, so are the children of youth, happy is the man that hath... | |
| 1826 - 1036 pages
...up late, to eat the bread of •arrows : for so he givelh his beloved sleep. <f 3 Lo, children are a half tliou shall take one portion k 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that... | |
| 1827 - 842 pages
...to rise up early, to si up late, to eat the bread of sorrows : for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 3 ) 14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants f tbu land Ihe womb is his reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth.... | |
| William Dodd - 1828 - 522 pages
...children, that might set their hope in God, I not forget the works of God, &c. s. Ixxviii. 2 — 8. Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward : happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them. — Ps. cxxvii. 3 — 5. cxxviii. 3. Gen. iv,... | |
| Henry Hunter - 1828 - 242 pages
...portion more tenderly cherished, or more highly prized than another, it is that of which David speaks,* " Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath... | |
| 1828 - 1042 pages
...but in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows : 3 r unto God, 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that... | |
| Christian parents - 1828 - 54 pages
...church's predicted joy. The Hebrews were taught to regard it as such, and accordingly they sang, " Lo children are an heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward — Happy is the man whose quiver is full of them." Psalm cxxvii. 3, 5. Now, to a Christian mind, it... | |
| 1828 - 396 pages
...the man of Gort's right hand? Let us enquire of the Psalmist. Psalm cxxvii. 3, •' Children are the heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward." But, shall he lose this reward? Did he not suffer upon the cross and endure the shame, in the hope... | |
| George Thomas Chapman - 1828 - 424 pages
...fathers would otherwise seldom realize the truth of the psalmist's declaration, "Lo children are a heritage of the Lord ; and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath... | |
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