Psalms 127:5

127:5 How blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!

They will not be put to shame ¹  when they confront ²  enemies at the city gate.

[127:5]  ¹ tn Being “put to shame” is here metonymic for being defeated, probably in a legal context, as the reference to the city gate suggests. One could be humiliated (Ps 69:12) or deprived of justice (Amos 5:12) at the gate, but with strong sons to defend the family interests this was less likely to happen.

[127:5]  ² tn Heb “speak with.”