²⁸ Simeon^[a] took him in his arms and praised God, saying,

⁶⁴ Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God.

²⁰ The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.^(A)

¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,^[a] praising God and saying,^(A)

Mary’s Song of Praise

⁴⁶ And Mary^[a] said,

¹⁶ And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.^(A)

³⁶ Then he took a little child and put it among them, and taking it in his arms he said to them,^(A)

Psalm 105

God’s Faithfulness to Israel