Psalm 113:9

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 68:6 Parallel

Psalm 68:6 similarly describes God setting the lonely in families — a direct parallel to God giving the barren woman a home.

Genesis 21:5-7 recounts Sarah's barrenness turned to joy — a direct fulfillment of the theme of God giving children to the barren.

Genesis 25:21 shows God answering Isaac's prayer for Rebekah's barrenness — another instance of God opening the womb.

In Genesis 30:22, God remembers Rachel and opens her womb — a specific instance of the barren becoming a mother, echoing this psalm's theme.

In Genesis 30:23, Rachel declares her reproach removed after bearing a son — directly illustrating the joy of the barren woman given children.

In 1 Samuel 2:5, Hannah's song explicitly says 'the barren has borne seven' — a direct parallel to the reversal celebrated here.

Isaiah 54:1 Allusion

In Isaiah 54:1, the barren is called to sing because her children will outnumber — a prophetic expansion of this same reversal theme.

In Luke 1:13-15, Elizabeth, though barren, will bear John — a New Testament fulfillment of God giving a child to the barren.

In Galatians 4:27, Paul quotes Isaiah 54:1, applying the barren's joy to Sarah and Hagar — a citation that ties back to this psalm's theme.

In Genesis 21:6, Sarah laughs with joy after Isaac's birth — the fulfillment of the barren woman becoming a joyful mother.

Ruth 4:13 Parallel

In Ruth 4:13, the LORD gives Ruth conception after her widowhood — another example of God granting a child to a woman without one.

In 2 Kings 4:17, the barren Shunammite woman conceives through Elisha's prophecy, directly illustrating God giving children to the barren as in Psalm 113:9.

Luke 1:58 Parallel

Luke 1:58 recounts Elizabeth, once barren, giving birth to John the Baptist, fulfilling the pattern of God making the barren woman joyful.