New English Translation
Psalms 113:9
9He makes the barren woman of the family a happy 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous 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!
Context of Psalms 113:9
7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile, 8that he might seat him with princes, with the princes of his people. He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord!
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מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י׀ עֲקֶ֬רֶת הַבַּ֗יִת אֵֽם־הַבָּנִ֥ים שְׂמֵחָ֗ה הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 113:9
- Psalms 68:6God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.
- Genesis 21:5(Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.)
- Genesis 25:21Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
- Genesis 30:22Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.
- 1 Samuel 2:5Those who are well-fed hire themselves out to earn food, but the hungry no longer lack. Even the barren woman gives birth to seven, but the one with many children withers away.
- Isaiah 54:1“Shout for joy, O barren one who has not given birth! Give a joyful shout and cry out, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one are more numerous than the children of the married woman,” 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; you will name him John.
- Galatians 4:27For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children; break forth and shout, you who have no birth pains, because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than those of the woman 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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