May 18, 2019
2 Then Hannah prayed and said:
“My heart
rejoices in the Lord;
in the Lord my horn[a] is
lifted high.
My mouth boasts over my
enemies,
for I delight in your
deliverance.
2 “There is no one
holy like the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our
God.
3 “Do not keep
talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such
arrogance,
for the Lord is a God who knows,
and by him deeds are
weighed.
4 “The bows of the
warriors are broken,
but those who stumbled are armed with
strength.
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for
food,
but those who were hungry are hungry no
more.
She who was barren has borne seven
children,
but she who has had many sons pines
away.
6 “The Lord brings death and makes
alive;
he brings down to the grave and raises
up.
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
8 He raises the poor from the
dust
and lifts the needy from the ash
heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of
honor.
“For the
foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
9 He will guard the feet of his faithful
servants,
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of
darkness.
“It is not by
strength that one prevails;
10 those who oppose
the Lord will be
broken.
The Most High will thunder from
heaven;
the Lord will judge the ends of the
earth.
“He will give
strength to his king
and exalt the horn of his
anointed.”