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Psalms 113:9
9He gives the childless woman a family, making her a happy mother. 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 lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. 8He sets them among princes, even the princes of his own people! He gives the childless woman a family, making her a happy mother. Praise the Lord!
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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 places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
- Genesis 21:5Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.
- Genesis 25:21Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.
- Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel’s plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children.
- 1 Samuel 2:5Those who were well fed are now starving, and those who were starving are now full. The childless woman now has seven children, and the woman with many children wastes away.
- Isaiah 54:1“Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband,” says the Lord.
- Luke 1:13But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John.
- Galatians 4:27As Isaiah said, “Rejoice, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into a joyful shout, you who have never been in labor! For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her 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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