1 Sm 2:1-11

1And Hannah prayed:*

“My heart exults in the LORD,

my horn is exalted by my God.

I have swallowed up my enemies;

I rejoice in your victory.a

2There is no Holy One like the LORD;

there is no Rock like our God.b

3Speak boastfully no longer,

Do not let arrogance issue from your mouths.*

For an all-knowing God is the LORD,

a God who weighs actions.c

4“The bows of the mighty are broken,

while the tottering gird on strength.d

5The well-fed hire themselves out for bread,

while the hungry no longer have to toil.

The barren wife bears seven sons,

while the mother of many languishes.e

6“The LORD puts to death and gives life,

casts down to Sheol and brings up again.f

7The LORD makes poor and makes rich,

humbles, and also exalts.

8He raises the needy from the dust;

from the ash heap lifts up the poor,

To seat them with nobles

and make a glorious throne their heritage.

“For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s,

and he has set the world upon them.g

9He guards the footsteps of his faithful ones,

but the wicked shall perish in the darkness;

for not by strength does one prevail.

10The LORD’s foes shall be shattered;

the Most High in heaven thunders;

the LORD judges the ends of the earth.

May he give strength to his king,

and exalt the horn of his anointed!”h

11When Elkanah returned home to Ramah, the child remained in the service of the LORD under the priest Eli.