That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style;
Psalms 144:12
Surrounding context
144:11 Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of foreigners, Whose mouth speaks lying words, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood--
144:12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; That our daughters may be as pillars, Sculptured in palace style;
144:13 That our barns may be full, Supplying all kinds of produce; That our sheep may bring forth thousands And ten thousands in our fields;