Psalm 113:9

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!

Cross References

Genesis 25:21

Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife because she was barren, and the Lord granted his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

2 Kings 4:17

The woman conceived and bore a son at that season, in due time, as Elisha had declared to her.

Psalm 68:6

God gives the desolate a home to live in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious live in a parched land.

Isaiah 54:1

Shout for joy, O barren one who has borne no children; burst into song and shout, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman will be more than the children of the one who is married, says the Lord.

Numbers 5:28

But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, then she shall be immune and be able to conceive children.

Galatians 4:27

For it is written, “Rejoice, you childless one, you who bear no children, burst into song and shout, you who endure no birth pangs, for the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than the children of the one who is married.”

1 Samuel 2:5

Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are fat with spoil. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.