'Sons' in the Bible

Ye sons of men, till when is my glory to be put to shame? How long will ye love vanity, will ye seek after a lie? Selah.

From men who are thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in this life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their children.

{A Psalm of David.} Give unto Jehovah, ye sons of the mighty ones, give unto Jehovah glory and strength;

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men!

Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men:

Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

{To the chief Musician. An instruction; of the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction.} O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, the work thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old:

{To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction; a song of the Beloved.} My heart is welling forth with a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy sons; princes shalt thou make them in all the earth.

{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. On Alamoth. A song.} God is our refuge and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found.

{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} All ye peoples, clap your hands; shout unto God with the voice of triumph!

{A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.} Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.

{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:

My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down among them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

{To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam.} Is righteousness indeed silent? Do ye speak it? Do ye judge with equity, ye sons of men?

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;

Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

We will not hide them from their sons, shewing forth to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, and his strength, and his marvellous works which he hath done.

The sons of Ephraim, armed bowmen, turned back in the day of battle.

Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah.

{To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Thou hast been favourable, Jehovah, unto thy land; thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob:

{Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.} His foundation is in the mountains of holiness.

{A Song, a Psalm for the sons of Korah. To the chief Musician. Upon Mahalath Leannoth. An instruction. Of Heman the Ezrahite.} Jehovah, God of my salvation, I have cried by day and in the night before thee.

For who in the heaven can be compared to Jehovah? who among the sons of the mighty shall be likened to Jehovah?

If his sons forsake my law, and walk not in mine ordinances;

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy majesty unto their sons.

Ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

And shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.

Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow;

Let his sons be vagabonds and beg, and let them seek their bread far from their desolate places;

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, as a joyful mother of sons. Hallelujah!

Remember, O Jehovah, against the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, Lay it bare, Lay it bare, down to its foundation!

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:

Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King.