English Standard Version
Psalms 113:9
9He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!
Psalms 113:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He grants the barren woman a home, Like a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!
- New Living Translation (NLT)He gives the childless woman a family, making her a happy mother. Praise the Lord!
Context of Psalms 113:9
7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, 8to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!
Read all of Psalms 113Psalms 113:9 word by word
מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י׀ עֲקֶ֬רֶת הַבַּ֗יִת אֵֽם־הַבָּנִ֥ים שְׂמֵחָ֗ה הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 113:9
- Psalms 68:6God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
- Genesis 21:5Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
- Genesis 25:21And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren. And the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
- Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.
- 1 Samuel 2:5Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.
- Isaiah 54:1"Sing, O barren one, who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of her who is married," says the Lord.
- Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
- Galatians 4:27For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband."
Commentaries on Psalms 113:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He maketh the barren woman to keep house - This is a figure to point out the desolate, decreasing state of the captives in Babylon, and the happy change which took place on their return to their own land. These are nearly the words of Hannah, 1 Samuel 2:5.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He maketh the barren woman to keep house - Margin, as in Hebrew, “to dwell in a house.” That is, to be at the head of a family. See the notes at Psalm 68:6. Compare 1 Samuel 2:5. This, too, is suggested as a reason why God should be praised and adored. In instances where all hope of posterity is cut off, he interposes, and diffuses joy through a dwelling. We may look abroad, and see abundant occasion for praising God, in his condescension to human…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9People in this culture often treated a woman without children with shame or contempt (Genesis 16:4). But the Lord has the power to make her a happy mother. For example: Sarah (Genesis 21:2), Rebekah (Genesis 25:21), Rachel (Genesis 30:23), and Hannah (1 Samuel 1:20). God's greatness and goodness give people many reasons to praise him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. On this special case, compare 1Sa 2:21. Barrenness was regarded as a disgrace, and is a type of a deserted Church (Is 54:1). the barren woman ... house--literally, "the barren of the house," so that the supplied words may be omitted.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 113
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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