Children as a Heritage from Yahweh: Psalm 127:3–5
Psalm 127:3–5 places children in the same frame as a house and a city: something only Yahweh can finally build and guard. Children are a heritage and reward from his hand, pictured as arrows meant for a purpose beyond themselves.
Psalm 127:3–5: Children as a Gift, Not a Goal
Psalm 127:3–5 treats children as a heritage from Yahweh rather than a human project, so the question of when to stop is first a question of receiving. The passage gives no number and no guarantee, but it does reshape how a couple weighs the decision.
Psalm 127:3–5: Children, a Heritage of Yahweh
Psalm 127:3–5 calls children a heritage of Yahweh, given rather than manufactured. The gift belongs inside a household that depends on God to build, guard and provide, and it is received with trust rather than entitlement.