He guards the steps[a] of His faithful ones,(A)
but the wicked perish in darkness,(B)
for a man does not prevail by his own strength.(C)
10 Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered;[b](D)
He will thunder in the heavens against them.(E)
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.(F)
He will give power to His king;
He will lift up the horn of His anointed.(G)

11 Elkanah went home to Ramah,(H) but the boy served the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:9 Lit feet
  2. 1 Samuel 2:10 DSS, LXX read The Lord shatters those who dispute with Him

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