9 He settles the barren woman in her home, As a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!
God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, But the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
Those who were full have hired out themselves for bread; Those who were hungry have ceased [to hunger]: Yes, the barren has borne seven; She who has many children languishes.
Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him. Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me." She said, "Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."
Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
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Commentary on Psalms 113 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 113
This psalm begins and ends with "Hallelujah;' for, as many others, it is designed to promote the great and good work of praising God.
Psa 113:1-9
In this psalm,