Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD. New Living Translation He gives the childless woman a family, making her a happy mother. Praise the LORD! English Standard Version He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD! Berean Standard Bible He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah! King James Bible He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. New King James Version He grants the barren woman a home, Like a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! New American Standard Bible He has the infertile woman live in the house As a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! NASB 1995 He makes the barren woman abide in the house As a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! NASB 1977 He makes the barren woman abide in the house As a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! Legacy Standard Bible He makes the barren woman of the house sit As a glad mother of children. Praise Yah! Amplified Bible He makes the barren woman live in the house As a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!) Christian Standard Bible He gives the childless woman a household, making her the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah! Holman Christian Standard Bible He gives the childless woman a household, making her the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah! American Standard Version He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah. Contemporary English Version When a wife has no children, he blesses her with some, and she is happy. Shout praises to the LORD! English Revised Version He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation He makes a woman who is in a childless home a joyful mother. Hallelujah! Good News Translation He honors the childless wife in her home; he makes her happy by giving her children. Praise the LORD! International Standard Version He makes the barren woman among her household a happy mother of joyful children. Hallelujah! Majority Standard Bible He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah! NET Bible He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD! New Heart English Bible He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. World English Bible He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionCausing the barren one of the house to sit, "" A joyful mother of sons; praise YAH! Young's Literal Translation Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah! Smith's Literal Translation Causing the sterile woman to dwell in the house, a mother of sons being glad. Praise ye Jah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful mother of children. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Gives the childless wife a home, the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah! New Revised Standard Version He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He puts a sterile woman in a household and she is a cheerful mother of children! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Who maketh the barren woman to dwell in her house As a joyful mother of children. Hallelujah. Brenton Septuagint Translation who settles the barren woman in a house, as a mother rejoicing over children. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Exalts the Humble…8to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people. 9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah! Cross References 1 Samuel 2:5 The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. Genesis 21:1-7 Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. / And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him. ... Luke 1:46-55 Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, / and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! / For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. ... Isaiah 54:1 “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. 1 Samuel 1:19-20 The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. / So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.” Genesis 30:22-23 Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said. Luke 1:36-37 Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month. / For no word from God will ever fail.” Galatians 4:27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.” Hebrews 11:11 By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised. Genesis 25:21 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. Judges 13:2-3 Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children. / The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son. 2 Kings 4:14-17 So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.” / “Call her,” said Elisha. So Gehazi called her, and she stood in the doorway. / And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.” ... Romans 4:17-21 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist. / Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” / Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. ... Psalm 127:3 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Psalm 128:3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table. Treasury of Scripture He makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise you the LORD. maketh Psalm 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… 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. keep house. Jump to Previous Abide Barren Causing Children Dwell Family Gives Hallelujah Happy Home House Jah Joyful Joyous Makes Maketh Making Mother Praise Settles Sit Unfertile YahJump to Next Abide Barren Causing Children Dwell Family Gives Hallelujah Happy Home House Jah Joyful Joyous Makes Maketh Making Mother Praise Settles Sit Unfertile YahPsalm 113 1. An exhortation to praise God for his excellence6. For his mercy He settles the barren woman in her home This phrase begins with the action of God, "He settles," which indicates divine intervention and providence. The Hebrew root for "settles" is "yashab," which means to sit, remain, or dwell. This suggests a sense of permanence and stability that God provides. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a woman's identity and security were often tied to her ability to bear children. Thus, God's action here is not just about providing offspring but about restoring dignity and purpose. the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children Hallelujah!
Hebrew He settlesמֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י ׀ (mō·wō·šî·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry the barren woman עֲקֶ֬רֶת (‘ă·qe·reṯ) Adjective - feminine singular construct Strong's 6135: Sterile in her home, הַבַּ֗יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house as a joyful שְׂמֵחָ֗ה (śə·mê·ḥāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 8056: Glad, joyful, merry mother אֵֽם־ (’êm-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 517: A mother, ) to her children. הַבָּנִ֥ים (hab·bā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son Hallelujah! הַֽלְלוּ־ (hal·lū-) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1984: To shine Links Psalm 113:9 NIVPsalm 113:9 NLT Psalm 113:9 ESV Psalm 113:9 NASB Psalm 113:9 KJV Psalm 113:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 113:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 113:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 113:9 French Bible Psalm 113:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 113:9 He settles the barren woman in her (Psalm Ps Psa.) |