Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
He makes the barren woman to keep house, a joyful mother of sons. Praise ye LORD.
New American Standard Bible
As a joyful mother of children.
King James Version
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Holman Bible
making her the joyful mother of children.
Hallelujah!
International Standard Version
He makes the barren woman among her household a happy mother of joyful children. Hallelujah!
American Standard Version
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.
Amplified
He makes the barren woman live in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Bible in Basic English
He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.
Darby Translation
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, as a joyful mother of sons. Hallelujah!
Julia Smith Translation
Causing the sterile woman to dwell in the house, a mother of sons being glad. Praise ye Jah.
King James 2000
He makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise you the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[He] causes the barren woman of the house to dwell [as] the happy mother of children. Praise Yah!
Modern King James verseion
He causes the barren to dwell in the house as a joyful mother of sons. Praise Jehovah!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Which maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise the everlasting! 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.
The Emphasized Bible
Causing the barren woman to dwell in household, A mother of sons in her joy! Praise ye Yah.
Webster
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!
Youngs Literal Translation
Causing the barren one of the house to sit, A joyful mother of sons; praise ye Jah!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 113:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Majesty And Care For The Needy
8 that he may set him with rulers, even with the rulers of his people. 9 He makes the barren woman to keep house, a joyful mother of sons. Praise ye LORD.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:5
Those who were full have hired out themselves for bread, and those who were hungry have ceased [to hunger]. Yea, the barren has borne seven, and she who has many sons languishes.
Psalm 68:6
God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners into prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
Isaiah 54:1
Sing, O barren, thou who did not bear. Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou who did not travail with child. For more are the sons of the desolate than the sons of the married woman, says LORD.
Genesis 21:5-7
And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born to him.
Genesis 25:21
And Isaac entreated LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Genesis 30:22-23
And God remembered Rachel. And God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
Luke 1:13-15
But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.
Galatians 4:27
For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren woman not giving birth. Burst forth and shout, thou not suffering birth pains, because many more are the children of the desolate than of her who has the husband.