Psalm 127:3

New American Bible - revised edition

Certainly sons are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb, a reward.

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and God said to them: Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that crawl on the earth.

Genesis 24:60

They blessed Rebekah and said: “Sister, may you grow into thousands of myriads; And may your descendants gain possession of the gates of their enemies!”

Genesis 33:5

Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children and asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “They are the children with whom God has graciously favored your servant.”

Genesis 4:1

The man had intercourse with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, “I have produced a male child with the help of the Lord.”

Genesis 48:4

he said, ‘I will make you fertile and multiply you and make you into an assembly of peoples, and I will give this land to your descendants after you as a permanent possession.’

2 Samuel 3:5

and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron. Ishbaal and Abner Quarrel.

1 Chronicles 28:5

And of all my sons—for the Lord has given me many sons—he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the Lord’s kingship over Israel.

1 Chronicles 8:40

The sons of Ulam were warriors, skilled with the bow, and they had many sons and grandsons: one hundred and fifty. All these were the sons of Benjamin.

Job 1:2

Seven sons and three daughters were born to him;

Isaiah 13:18

With their bows they shall shatter the young men, And the fruit of the womb they shall not spare, nor shall their eye take pity on children.

Isaiah 8:18

Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me: we are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

Deuteronomy 28:11

The Lord will generously increase the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your soil, upon the land which the Lord swore to your ancestors he would give you.

Deuteronomy 28:4

Blessed be the fruit of your womb, the produce of your soil and the offspring of your livestock, the issue of your herds and the young of your flocks!

Judges 12:9

He had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, while bringing in thirty wives for his sons from outside the family. He judged Israel for seven years.

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted my request.