Psalm 127:3

Good News Translation

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a real blessing.

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.

Genesis 24:60

And they gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: “May you, sister, become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities of their enemies!”

Genesis 33:5

When Esau looked around and saw the women and the children, he asked, “Who are these people with you?” “These, sir, are the children whom God has been good enough to give me,” Jacob answered.

Genesis 4:1

Then Adam had intercourse with his wife, and she became pregnant. She bore a son and said, “By the Lord's help I have gotten a son.” So she named him Cain.

Genesis 48:4

He said to me, ‘I will give you many children, so that your descendants will become many nations; I will give this land to your descendants as their possession forever.’”

2 Samuel 3:5

Ithream, whose mother was Eglah. All of these sons were born in Hebron.

1 Chronicles 28:5

He gave me many sons, and out of them all he chose Solomon to rule over Israel, the Lord's kingdom.

1 Chronicles 8:40

Ulam's sons were outstanding soldiers and archers. He had a hundred and fifty sons and grandsons in all. All those named above were members of the tribe of Benjamin.

Job 1:2

He had seven sons and three daughters,

Isaiah 13:18

With their bows and arrows they will kill the young men. They will show no mercy to babies and take no pity on children.

Isaiah 8:18

Here I am with the children the Lord has given me. The Lord Almighty, whose throne is on Mount Zion, has sent us as living messages to the people of Israel.

Deuteronomy 28:11

The Lord will give you many children, many cattle, and abundant crops in the land that he promised your ancestors to give you.

Deuteronomy 28:4

“The Lord will bless you with many children, with abundant crops, and with many cattle and sheep.

Judges 12:9

He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters in marriage outside the clan and brought thirty young women from outside the clan for his sons to marry. Ibzan led Israel for seven years,

1 Samuel 1:27

I asked him for this child, and he gave me what I asked for.