What Does Psalms 127:5 Mean?

“Happy”

happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!

“is the man”

properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“full”

to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“that hath his quiver”

a quiver or arrow-case

they (only used when emphatic)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“of them they shall not be ashamed”

properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“but they shall speak”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“with the enemies”

hating; an adversary

“in the gate”

an opening, i.e., door or gate