1 Samuel 2:1-10

Easy-to-Read Version

“My heart is happy in the Lord.
    I feel very strong^[a] in my God.
I laugh at my enemies.^[b]
    I am very happy in my victory.

² There is no holy God like the Lord.
    There is no God but you.
    There is no Rock like our God.

³ Don’t continue bragging.
    Don’t speak proud words,
because the Lord God knows everything.
    He leads and judges people.
⁴ The bows of strong soldiers break,
    and weak people become strong.
⁵ People who had plenty of food in the past
    must now work to get food.
But those who were hungry in the past
    now grow fat on food.
The woman who was not able to have children
    now has seven children.
But the woman who had many children
    is sad because her children are gone.

⁶ The Lord causes people to die,
    and he causes them to live.
He sends people down to the grave,
    and he can raise them up to live again.
⁷ The Lord makes some poor,
    and he makes others rich.
He humbles some people,
    and he honors others.
⁸ He raises the poor from the dust,
    and he takes away their sadness.^[c]
He makes them important
    and seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests.
The Lord made the whole world,
    and the whole world belongs to him.^[d]

⁹ He protects his holy people.
    He keeps them from stumbling.
But evil people will be destroyed.
    They will fall in the darkness.
    Their power won’t help them win.
¹⁰ The Lord destroys his enemies.
    God Most High will thunder in heaven against people.
The Lord will judge even the lands that are far away.
    He will give power to his king.
    He will make his chosen king^[e] strong.”