1 Samuel 2:1–10

Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving

¹Then Hannah ^aprayed and said,

“My heart exults in Yahweh;

^bMy ¹horn is exalted in Yahweh;

My mouth ²speaks boldly against my enemies,

Because ^cI am glad in Your salvation.

²“^aThere is no one holy like Yahweh;

Indeed, ^bthere is no one besides You,

^cNor is there any rock like our God.

³“Do not multiply speaking so very proudly;

^aLet arrogance not come out of your mouth;

^bFor Yahweh is a God of knowledge,

^cAnd with Him actions are weighed.

⁴“^aThe bows of the mighty are shattered,

^bBut those who stumble gird on strength.

⁵“Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,

But those who were hungry cease to hunger.

^aEven the barren gives birth to seven,

But ^bshe who has many children languishes.

⁶“^aYahweh puts to death and makes alive;

^bHe brings down to Sheol and raises up.

⁷“^aYahweh makes poor and rich;

^bHe brings low; He also exalts.

⁸“^aHe raises the poor from the dust;

^bHe exalts the needy from the ash heap

^cTo make them sit with nobles,

And inherit a seat of glory;

^dFor the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s,

And He set the world on them.

⁹“^aHe keeps the feet of His holy ones,

^bBut the wicked ones are silenced in darkness,

^cFor not by power shall a man prevail.

¹⁰“^aThose who contend with Yahweh will be dismayed;

^bAgainst them He will thunder in the heavens;

^cYahweh will render justice to the ends of the earth,

^dAnd He will give strength to His king,

^eAnd He will exalt the ¹horn of His anointed.”