Verse Comparison: Psalms 144:12
<< Psalms 144:11 Psalms 144:13 >> American Standard Version
When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;Amplified® Bible
When our sons shall be as plants grown large in their youth {and} our daughters as sculptured corner pillars hewn like those of a palace;Contemporary English Version
Let's pray that our young sons will grow like strong plants and that our daughters will be as lovely as columns in the corner of a palace.Darby English Version
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:Good News Bible
May our sons in their youth be like plants that grow up strong. May our daughters be like stately columns which adorn the corners of a palace.King James Version
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:New American Standard Bible
Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants, And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace;New International Version
Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,
and our daughters will be like pillars
carved to adorn a palace.New King James Version
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as pillars,
Sculptured in palace style;N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Let our sons in their youth resemble grown-up plants, And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace;Revised Standard Version
May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace;Young's Literal Translation
Because our sons `are' as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished -- the likeness of a palace,
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