Hannah’s Prayer
1 And Hannah aprayed and said:
b“My1 heart rejoices in the Lord;
cMy horn is exalted in the Lord.
1I smile at my enemies,
Because I drejoice in Your salvation.
b“My1 heart rejoices in the Lord;
cMy horn is exalted in the Lord.
1I smile at my enemies,
Because I drejoice in Your salvation.
2 “Noa one is holy like the Lord,
For there is bnone besides You,
Nor is there any crock like our God.
For there is bnone besides You,
Nor is there any crock like our God.
3 “Talk no more so very proudly;
aLet no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of bknowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.
aLet no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of bknowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.
5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
And the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even athe barren has borne seven,
And bshe who has many children has become feeble.
And the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even athe barren has borne seven,
And bshe who has many children has become feeble.
8 aHe raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
bTo set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
c“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
bTo set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
c“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
9 aHe will guard the feet of His saints,
But the bwicked shall be silent in darkness.
“For by strength no man shall prevail.
But the bwicked shall be silent in darkness.
“For by strength no man shall prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be abroken in pieces;
bFrom heaven He will thunder against them.
cThe Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
d“He will give estrength to His king,
And fexalt the horn of His anointed.”
bFrom heaven He will thunder against them.
cThe Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
d“He will give estrength to His king,
And fexalt the horn of His anointed.”
11 Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.
The Wicked Sons of Eli
12 Now the sons of Eli were acorrupt; bthey did not know the Lord.
13 And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Topical Studies for 1 Samuel 2:1:
Hannah {Nave's Topical Bible}
Heart {Forerunner Commentary}
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Horn {Nave's Topical Bible}
Lord {Forerunner Commentary}
Lord {Nave's Topical Bible}
Salvation {Forerunner Commentary}
Salvation {Nave's Topical Bible}
Salvation {Torrey's Topical Textbook}
Rejoice {Forerunner Commentary}
Exalted {Forerunner Commentary}
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