1 Samuel 2:1-10

New King James Version

Hannah’s Prayer^(A)

2 And Hannah ^(B)prayed and said:

^(C)“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
^(D)My ^[a]horn is exalted in the Lord.
^[b]I smile at my enemies,
Because I ^(E)rejoice in Your salvation.

²“No^(F) one is holy like the Lord,
For there is ^(G)none besides You,
Nor is there any ^(H)rock like our God.

³“Talk no more so very proudly;
^(I)Let no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of ^(J)knowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.

⁴“The^(K) bows of the mighty men are broken,
And those who stumbled are girded with strength.
⁵Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
And the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even ^(L)the barren has borne seven,
And ^(M)she who has many children has become feeble.

⁶“The^(N) Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
⁷The Lord ^(O)makes poor and makes rich;
^(P)He brings low and lifts up.
⁸^(Q)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
^(R)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.

^(S)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
⁹^(T)He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the ^(U)wicked shall be silent in darkness.

“For by strength no man shall prevail.
¹⁰The adversaries of the Lord shall be ^(V)broken in pieces;
^(W)From heaven He will thunder against them.
^(X)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.

^(Y)“He will give ^(Z)strength to His king,
And ^(AA)exalt the ^[c]horn of His anointed.”

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Footnotes

1 Samuel 2:1 Strength
1 Samuel 2:1 Lit. My mouth is enlarged
1 Samuel 2:10 Strength

1 Samuel 2:1-10

King James Version

2 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

²There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

³Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

⁴The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

⁵They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

⁶The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

⁷The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

⁸He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.

⁹He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

¹⁰The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

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