1 Samuel 2:1–11

Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving

¹Then Hannah ^aprayed and said,

“My heart exults in the Lord;

^bMy ¹horn is exalted in the Lord,

My mouth ²speaks boldly against my enemies,

Because ^cI rejoice in Your salvation.

²“^aThere is no one holy like the Lord,

Indeed, ^bthere is no one besides You,

^cNor is there any rock like our God.

³“¹Boast no more so very proudly,

^aDo not let arrogance come out of your mouth;

^bFor the Lord is a God of knowledge,

^cAnd with Him actions are weighed.

⁴“^aThe bows of the mighty are shattered,

^bBut the feeble 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“^aThe Lord kills and makes alive;

^bHe brings down to ¹Sheol and raises up.

⁷“^aThe Lord makes poor and rich;

^bHe brings low, He also exalts.

⁸“^aHe raises the poor from the dust,

^bHe lifts the needy from the ash heap

^cTo make them sit with nobles,

And inherit a seat of honor;

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

And He set the world on them.

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

^bBut the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;

^cFor not by might shall a man prevail.

¹⁰“^aThose who contend with the Lord will be shattered;

^bAgainst them He will thunder in the heavens,

^cThe Lord will judge the ends of the earth;

^dAnd He will give strength to His king,

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

¹¹Then Elkanah went to his home at ^aRamah. ^bBut the boy ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.