1 Samuel 2:1–10

Hannah’s Prayer

2And Hannah prayed and said,

^f“My heart exults in the Lord;

^gmy horn is exalted in the Lord.

My mouth derides my enemies,

because ^hI rejoice in your salvation.

²ⁱ“There is none holy like the Lord:

for there is none besides you;

there is ^jno rock like our God.

³Talk no more so very proudly,

let not arrogance come from your mouth;

for the Lord is a God of knowledge,

and by him actions are weighed.

^4kThe bows of the mighty are broken,

but the feeble bind on strength.

⁵Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,

but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.

^lThe barren has borne seven,

^mbut she who has many children is forlorn.

⁶ⁿThe Lord kills and brings to life;

he brings down to Sheol and raises up.

^7oThe Lord makes poor and makes rich;

^phe brings low and he exalts.

^8qHe raises up the poor from the dust;

he lifts the needy from the ash heap

^rto make them sit with princes

and inherit a seat of honor.

^sFor the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,

and on them he has set the world.

^9t“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,

but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,

for not by might shall a man prevail.

^10uThe adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces;

^vagainst them he will thunder in heaven.

^wThe Lord will judge the ends of the earth;

he will give strength to his king

^xand exalt the horn of his anointed.”