1 Samuel 2:1-11
Christian Standard Bible
Hannah’s Triumphant Prayer
2 Hannah prayed:(A)
My heart rejoices in the Lord;(B)
my horn is lifted up by the Lord.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
because I rejoice in your salvation.(C)
2 There is no one holy like the Lord.(D)
There is no one besides you!(E)
And there is no rock like our God.(F)
3 Do not boast so proudly,
or let arrogant words come out of your mouth,
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and actions are weighed by him.(G)
4 The bows of the warriors are broken,(H)
but the feeble are clothed with strength.(I)
5 Those who are full hire themselves out for food,
but those who are starving hunger no more.
The woman who is childless gives birth to seven,(J)
but the woman with many sons pines away.(K)
6 The Lord brings death and gives life;(L)
he sends some down to Sheol, and he raises others up.(M)
7 The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth;(N)
he humbles and he exalts.(O)
8 He raises the poor from the dust(P)
and lifts the needy from the trash heap.(Q)
He seats them with noblemen(R)
and gives them a throne of honor.[a]
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;(S)
he has set the world on them.(T)
9 He guards the steps[b] of his faithful ones,(U)
but the wicked perish in darkness,(V)
for a person does not prevail by his own strength.(W)
10 Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered;[c](X)
he will thunder in the heavens against them.(Y)
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.(Z)
He will give power to his king;
he will lift up the horn of his anointed.[d](AA)
11 Elkanah went home to Ramah,(AB) but the boy served the Lord in the presence of the priest Eli.(AC)
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1 Samuel 2:1-11
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Hannah’s Thanksgiving Psalm
2 Then Hannah prayed:
“My heart exults in the Lord;
my strength[a] is increased by the Lord.
I will open my mouth to speak[b] against my enemies,
because I rejoice in your deliverance.
2 Indeed,[c] there is no one holy like the Lord,
indeed, there is no one besides you,
there is no rock like our God.
3 Don’t continue to talk proudly,
and don’t speak arrogantly,
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed.
4 The bows of warriors are shattered,[d]
but those who stumble are equipped with[e] strength.
5 Those who had an abundance of bread
now hire themselves out,
and those who were hungry
hunger no more.[f]
While the barren woman gives birth to seven children,[g]
she who had many children languishes.
6 The Lord kills and gives life,
he brings people down to where the dead are[h]
and he raises them up.
7 The Lord makes people poor
and he makes people rich,
he brings them low,
and he also exalts them.
8 He raises the poor up from the dust,
he lifts up the needy from the trash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
Indeed the pillars of the earth belong to the Lord,
and he has set the world on them.
9 He guards the steps[i] of his faithful ones,
while the wicked are made silent[j] in darkness.
He grants the request of the one who prays.[k]
He blesses the year of the righteous.[l]
Indeed it’s not by strength that a person prevails.
10 The Lord will shatter his enemies[m]
—those who contend against him.
Who is holy?[n]
The one who will thunder[o] against them in the heavens.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth,
he will give strength to his king,
and he will increase the strength of His anointed one.”
11 Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah, while the boy was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.
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- 1 Samuel 2:1 Lit. horn; i.e. a symbol of strength and well-being
- 1 Samuel 2:1 The Heb. lacks to speak
- 1 Samuel 2:2 So 4QSama LXX; MT lacks Indeed
- 1 Samuel 2:4 Lit. are shattering; 4QSama reads warriors shatter
- 1 Samuel 2:4 Lit. stumble gird on
- 1 Samuel 2:5 Lit. cease
- 1 Samuel 2:5 The Heb. lacks children
- 1 Samuel 2:6 Lit. Sheol; i.e. the realm of the dead
- 1 Samuel 2:9 Lit. feet; cf. 4QSama
- 1 Samuel 2:9 Or are destroyed
- 1 Samuel 2:9 So 4QSama LXX; MT lacks this line
- 1 Samuel 2:9 So 4QSama LXX; MT lacks this line
- 1 Samuel 2:10 So 4QSama LXX; MT lacks his enemies
- 1 Samuel 2:10 So 4QSama; MT lacks this line; LXX reads The Lord is holy
- 1 Samuel 2:10 So MT; or He thundered; 4QSama reads And he thundered
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