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Hannah’s Prayer of Praise

Then Hannah prayed:

“My heart rejoices in the Lord!
    The Lord has made me strong.[a]
Now I have an answer for my enemies;
    I rejoice because you rescued me.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Hebrew has exalted my horn.

10 But you have made me as strong as a wild ox.
    You have anointed me with the finest oil.

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See, God has come to save me.
    I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
    he has given me victory.”

With joy you will drink deeply
    from the fountain of salvation!

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But I trust in your unfailing love.
    I will rejoice because you have rescued me.

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17 You are their glorious strength.
    It pleases you to make us strong.

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14 Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates,
    so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

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Then I will rejoice in the Lord.
    I will be glad because he rescues me.

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May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory
    and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.
May the Lord answer all your prayers.

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You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

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Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

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The Magnificat: Mary’s Song of Praise

46 Mary responded,

“Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.
47     How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl,
    and from now on all generations will call me blessed.
49 For the Mighty One is holy,
    and he has done great things for me.
50 He shows mercy from generation to generation
    to all who fear him.
51 His mighty arm has done tremendous things!
    He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.
52 He has brought down princes from their thrones
    and exalted the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things
    and sent the rich away with empty hands.
54 He has helped his servant Israel
    and remembered to be merciful.
55 For he made this promise to our ancestors,
    to Abraham and his children forever.”

56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.

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14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
    he has given me victory.

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24 My faithfulness and unfailing love will be with him,
    and by my authority he will grow in power.

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20 Rejoice over her fate, O heaven
    and people of God and apostles and prophets!
For at last God has judged her
    for your sakes.

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Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!

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For we who worship by the Spirit of God[a] are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,

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Footnotes

  1. 3:3 Some manuscripts read worship God in spirit; one early manuscript reads worship in spirit.

11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

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18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
    I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

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21 And Miriam sang this song:

“Sing to the Lord,
    for he has triumphed gloriously;
he has hurled both horse and rider
    into the sea.”

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Habakkuk’s Prayer

This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk[a]:

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Footnotes

  1. 3:1 Hebrew adds according to shigionoth, probably indicating the musical setting for the prayer.

They are confident and fearless
    and can face their foes triumphantly.
They share freely and give generously to those in need.
    Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
    They will have influence and honor.

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10 For God says, “I will break the strength of the wicked,
    but I will increase the power of the godly.”

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That is why I can never stop praising you;
    I declare your glory all day long.

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15 Unseal my lips, O Lord,
    that my mouth may praise you.

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The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
    my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
    and my place of safety.

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