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(A) Hannah prayed:

You make me strong
    and happy, Lord.
You rescued me.
Now I can be glad
    and laugh at my enemies.

No other god[a] is like you.
And with you we are safer
    than on a high mountain.[b]
I can tell those proud people,
    “Stop your boasting!
Nothing is hidden from the Lord,
    and he judges what we do.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2.2 god: The Hebrew text has “holy one,” a term for supernatural beings or gods.
  2. 2.2 mountain: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 2.

Hannah’s Prayer

Then Hannah prayed and said:(A)

“My heart rejoices(B) in the Lord;
    in the Lord my horn[a](C) is lifted high.
My mouth boasts(D) over my enemies,(E)
    for I delight in your deliverance.

“There is no one holy(F) like(G) the Lord;
    there is no one besides you;
    there is no Rock(H) like our God.

“Do not keep talking so proudly
    or let your mouth speak such arrogance,(I)
for the Lord is a God who knows,(J)
    and by him deeds(K) are weighed.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:1 Horn here symbolizes strength; also in verse 10.