1 Samuel 2:1-10

Hannahs Triumphant Prayer

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1} Hannah prayed:^(A)

My heart rejoices in the Lord;^(B)
my horn is lifted up by the Lord.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
because I rejoice in Your salvation.^(C)

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There is no one holy like the Lord.^(D)
There is no one besides You!^(E)
And there is no rock like our God.^(F)

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Do 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.^(G)

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The bows of the warriors are broken,^(H)
but the feeble are clothed with strength.^(I)

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Those 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,^(J)
but the woman with many sons pines away.^(K)

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The Lord brings death and gives life;^(L)
He sends some to Sheol, and He raises others up.^(M)

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The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth;^(N)
He humbles and He exalts.^(O)

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He raises the poor from the dust^(P)
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile.^(Q)
He seats them with noblemen^(R)
and gives them a throne of honor.^(a)
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;^(S)
He has set the world on them.^(T)

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He guards the steps^(b) of His faithful ones,^(U)
but the wicked perish in darkness,^(V)
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.^(W)

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Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered;^(c)^(X)
He will thunder in the heavens against them.^(Y)
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.^(Z)
He will give power to His king;
He will lift up the horn of His anointed.^(AA)

Footnotes:

a. 1 Samuel 2:8: DSS, LXX add He gives the vow of the one who makes a vow and He blesses the years of the just

b. 1 Samuel 2:9: Lit feet

c. 1 Samuel 2:10: DSS, LXX read The Lord shatters those who dispute with Him

Cross references:

A. 1 Samuel 2:1: Psalm 72:20; Habakkuk 3:1; Luke 1:46-55

B. 1 Samuel 2:1: Psalm 75:4-5; Psalm 75:10; Psalm 92:10

C. 1 Samuel 2:1: Isaiah 12:2-3

D. 1 Samuel 2:2: Exodus 15:11

E. 1 Samuel 2:2: 2 Samuel 22:32

F. 1 Samuel 2:2: 2 Samuel 7:22; Psalm 18:31

G. 1 Samuel 2:3: Proverbs 16:2; Proverbs 24:12

H. 1 Samuel 2:4: Psalm 37:15; Psalm 46:9

I. 1 Samuel 2:4: Psalm 18:39; Hebrews 11:32-34

J. 1 Samuel 2:5: Ruth 4:15; Psalm 113:9

K. 1 Samuel 2:5: Jeremiah 15:9

L. 1 Samuel 2:6: Deuteronomy 32:39

M. 1 Samuel 2:6: Isaiah 26:19

N. 1 Samuel 2:7: Deuteronomy 8:17-18

O. 1 Samuel 2:7: Job 15:11; James 4:10

P. 1 Samuel 2:8: Job 42:10-12; Psalm 75:7

Q. 1 Samuel 2:8: 2 Samuel 7:8; Daniel 2:48; James 2:5

R. 1 Samuel 2:8: Job 36:7

S. 1 Samuel 2:8: Job 38:4-6; Psalm 75:3

T. 1 Samuel 2:8: Psalm 113:7-8

U. 1 Samuel 2:9: Psalm 91:11-12; 1 Peter 1:5

V. 1 Samuel 2:9: Matthew 8:12

W. 1 Samuel 2:9: Psalm 33:16-17

X. 1 Samuel 2:10: Psalm 2:9

Y. 1 Samuel 2:10: 1 Samuel 7:10; Psalm 18:13-14

Z. 1 Samuel 2:10: Psalm 96:13; Psalm 98:9

AA. 1 Samuel 2:10: 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Samuel 12:3; 1 Samuel 16:6; Psalm 89:24