...and put them for his pillows, heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Happy it the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Pt. cxxvii. 3. 5. Thy wife ihall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like...

...gates of death. Ps. cvii. 18. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of " them" (" children"), e pnst ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the Prin ft. cxxvii. 5. Wisdom it too high for a fool : he openeth not his mouth in the gate. Pr. xxiv. 7- In...

...so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for evermore. Ps. cxxvii. 4. As~arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are children of the youth. Ps. i. 8. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit...

...of Scripture: "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 ths youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them ; they shall not be ashamed, but they...

...of Scripture: "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...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate." Hence the conception after barrenness in the cases of Sarah and Manoah's wife, and Hannah and Elisabeth,...

...their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words. 3. Children. — Psal. cxxvii. 4, 5. ^sorrows are in the hand of a 'mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath Jiis quiver full of them. " The orientals are accustomed to call brave and valiant sons the arrows...

...language, of the Psalmist : " Like as arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are young children : happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them ; they shall not be ashamed when they spc-ak with their enemies in the gate." Ps. cxxvii. 5, 6. h Creon, it appears, had not been...

...inheritance. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied," Psalm ii. 8. Isa. lui. 11. "4. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth." Children, when well educated, are like so many " arrows in the hand of a strong man ;" ready winged...

...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...but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. But O, blind to futurity, with how many sorrows was this "possession" so exultingly triumphed in, about...

...reflect upon the wide influence which they possess over the future interests of their native land ! " As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are young children."* Before they leave the paternal roof and are launched upon the perilous ocean of a...