...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....

...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...As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his'quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed...

...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...As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them." They would not gladden...

...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...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...— and every delightful tie is mortal. — How impatient are some to enter the parental relation ! Lo ! children are an heritage of the Lord ; and the fruit of the womb is his reward. But the Proverb truly calls them, certain cares, and uncertain comforts. How often do the father and...

...? If natural births have been always acknowledged to belong to God's prerogative, (Psal. cxxvii. 3, Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward; and so Jacob answered wisely to his wife's foolish passion, Gen. xxx. 2, Am I in God's stead?) how...

...do not understand that Adam created or made a son, for we are expressly told, that children are the heritage of the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is his reward ; and we have scripture authority to add, that the son which Adam begat in his own likeness was in...