1 Samuel 2:1-10

1Hannah prayed: My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is lifted up by the Lord. My mouth boasts over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.

2There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one besides you! And there is no rock like our God.

3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogant words come out of your mouth, for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and actions are weighed by him.

4The bows of the warriors are broken, but the feeble are clothed with strength.

5Those who are full hire themselves out for food, but those who are starving hunger no more. The woman who is childless gives birth to seven, but the woman with many sons pines away.

6The Lord brings death and gives life; he sends some down to Sheol, and he raises others up.

7The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth; he humbles and he exalts.

8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; he has set the world on them.

9He guards the steps of his faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a person does not prevail by his own strength.

10Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered; he will thunder in the heavens against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. He will give power to his king; he will lift up the horn of his anointed.