1. And Hannah prayed:“My heart exults in the Lord,my horn is exalted by my God.I have swallowed up my enemies;I rejoice in your victory.
2. There is no Holy One like the Lord;there is no Rock like our God.
3. Speak boastfully no longer,Do not let arrogance issue from your mouths.For an all-knowing God is the Lord,a God who weighs actions.
4. “The bows of the mighty are broken,while the tottering gird on strength.
5. The well-fed hire themselves out for bread,while the hungry no longer have to toil.The barren wife bears seven sons,while the mother of many languishes.
6. “The Lord puts to death and gives life,casts down to Sheol and brings up again.
7. The Lord makes poor and makes rich,humbles, and also exalts.
8. He raises the needy from the dust;from the ash heap lifts up the poor,To seat them with noblesand make a glorious throne their heritage.“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,and he has set the world upon them.