Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 113:9

"He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [And to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah." — Psalms 113:9 (ASV)

He makes. —See margin. Motherhood alone assured the wife of a fixed and dignified position in her husband’s house. The quotation from Hannah’s song suggested the allusion to her story. We are no doubt right in taking this joyful mother as emblematic of the nation itself restored to prosperity and joy.