14 You shall be blessed above all peoples; there will be no male or female barren (childless, infertile) among you or among your cattle.

7 but the *Israelites were prolific and increased greatly; *they multiplied and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

2 His descendants will be mighty on earth;

The generation of the upright will be blessed.

13 For You formed my innermost parts;

You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb.

14 I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Wonderful are Your works,

And my soul knows it very well.

15 My frame was not hidden from You,

When I was being formed in secret,

And intricately and skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth.

16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;

And in Your book were all written

The days that were appointed for me,

When as yet there was not one of them [even taking shape].

3 Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the Lord,

The fruit of the womb a reward. [Deut 28:4]

9 "Shall I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?" says the Lord.

"Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?" says your God.

13 I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]

9 but He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness." Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me.

2 Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly;

Be my rock of refuge,

And a strong fortress to save me.

2 From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak;

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].

11 He will protect His flock like a shepherd,

He will gather the lambs in His arm,

He will carry them in His bosom;

He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.

3 "Listen to Me," [says the Lord], "O house of Jacob,

And all the remnant of the house of Israel,

You who have been carried by Me from your birth

And have been carried [in My arms] from the womb,

4 Even to your old age I am He,

And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!

I have made you, and I will carry you;

Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.

15 But women will be *preserved (saved) through [the pain and dangers of] the bearing of children *if they continue in faith and love and holiness with self-control and discretion.

28 Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired);

Her husband also, and he praises her, saying,

1 Now the man *Adam knew Eve as his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, "I have obtained a man (baby boy, son) with the help of the Lord."

1 The Lord graciously remembered and visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for her as He had promised. 2 So Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.

21 Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was unable to conceive children; and the Lord granted his prayer and Rebekah his wife conceived [twins].

20 It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; she named him *Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked for him from the Lord."

1 He who *dwells in the shelter of the Most High

Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].

2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,

My God, in whom I trust [with great confidence, and on whom I rely]!"

7 The Lord will protect you from all evil;

He will keep your life.

8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in [everything that you do]

From this time forth and forever. [Deut 28:6; Prov 2:8; 3:6]

5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you [and approved of you as My chosen instrument],

And before you were born I consecrated you [to Myself as My own];

I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations." [Ex 33:12; Is 49:1, 5; Rom 8:29]

22 "If men fight with each other and injure a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely [and the baby lives], yet there is no further injury, the one who hurt her must be punished with a fine [paid] to the woman’s husband, as much as the judges decide. 23 But if there is any further injury, then you shall require [as a penalty] life for life,

15 [The Lord answered] "Can a woman forget her nursing child

And have no compassion on the son of her womb?

Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.

11 By faith even Sarah herself received the ability to conceive [a child], even [when she was long] past the normal age for it, because she considered Him who had given her the promise to be reliable and true [to His word]. [Gen 17:19; 18:11-14; 21:2]

45 And blessed [spiritually fortunate and favored by God] is she who believed and confidently trusted that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her [by the angel sent] from the Lord."

46 And Mary said,

"My soul magnifies and exalts the Lord,

47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

48 "For He has looked [with loving care] on the humble state of His maidservant;

For behold, from now on all generations will count me blessed and happy and favored by God!

49 "For He who is mighty has done great things for me;

And holy is His name [to be worshiped in His purity, majesty, and glory].

9 He makes the barren woman live in the house

As a joyful mother of children.

Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

16 I will bless her, and indeed I will also give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine

Within the innermost part of your house;

Your children will be like olive plants

Around your table.