Psalms 128:3

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Thy wife (shall be) as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house - or 'in the inner parts' (Hengstenberg Thy wife (shall be) as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house - or, 'in the inner parts' (Hengstenberg, note, ): the most comfortable and secure place "of thine house." The idea is that of a happy home, as contrasted with Israel's past homeless state. Compare the phrase, 1 Sam. 35:3 ; also . A numerous and flourishing posterity is hereby premised to the seemingly decaying Israel (cf. ).

Thy children like olive plants round about thy table. The olive represents peace, fatness, joy, and flourishing prosperity (; ).