1 Samuel 2:1–10

¹And Hannah prayeth, and saith: ‘My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation. ²There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God. ³Ye multiply not—ye speak haughtily—The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge is Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed. ⁴Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength. ⁵The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished. ⁶Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up. ⁷Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high. ⁸He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause them to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah are the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world. ⁹The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty. ¹⁰Jehovah—broken down are His adversaries, Against them in the heavens He thundereth: Jehovah judgeth the ends of earth, And giveth strength to His king, And exalteth the horn of His anointed.’