JETS 33:1 (March 1990) p. 51 take its course. The exodus themes of how God responds to the oppressed and the downtrodden are also demonstrated here and will be responded to more formally by the Song of Hannah in 2:1–10. While the Lord blesses the righteous with fertility, the wicked will be cut off. God again will intervene in Israel’s history, this time to save Israel from herself. The hymn of 2:1–10 preserves the cliches and the content of older Israelite poetry. It is a song of victory that anticipates