Psalms 113 · Verse 9

Psalms 113:9

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
Psalms 113:9, King James Version

Psalms 113:9 in other translations

BSBHe settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
WEBHe settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD!
ASVHe maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.
YLTCausing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah!
DARBYHe maketh the barren woman to keep house, as a joyful mother of sons. Hallelujah!
BBEHe gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.
WebsterHe maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

What does Psalms 113:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 He 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, 1Sam 2:5.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 113:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י\׀mo.shi.Vi[he is] causes to dwellH3427
עֲקֶ֬רֶת'a.Ke.ret[the] barren [woman] ofH6135
הַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
אֵֽם\־'em-[the] mother ofH517
הַבָּנִ֥יםha.ba.Nimthe childrenH1121
שְׂמֵחָ֗הse.me.ChahjoyfulH8056
הַֽלְלוּ\־ha.lu-praiseH1984
יָֽהּ\׃YahYahwehH3050

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 113:9

  • Psalms 68:6

    God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

  • Genesis 21:5-7

    And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

  • Genesis 30:22-23

    And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

  • 1 Samuel 2:5

    They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

  • Isaiah 54:1

    Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

  • Luke 1:13-15

    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

  • Genesis 25:21

    And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • Galatians 4:27

    For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
maketh.
68:6; Ge 21:5-7; 25:21; 30:22,23; 1Sa 2:5; Isa 54:1; Lu 1:13-15
Ga 4:27
keep house. Heb. dwell in an house.

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Context

  • Psalms 113:8

    That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

  • Psalms 113:9

    He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

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Psalms 113:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El hace habitar en familia á la estéril, gozosa en ser madre de hijos. Aleluya.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il fait habiter la femme stérile dans une maison, joyeuse mère de fils. Louez Jah!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der die Unfruchtbare des Hauses wohnen läßt als eine fröhliche Mutter von Söhnen. Lobet Jehova!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam: