1 Samuel 2:1-8 ▼

1 And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart rejoices in YHWH; My horn is exalted in YHWH. My mouth is wide over my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.

2 No one is holy like YHWH, for there is none besides You, and no rock like our God.

3 Do not multiply to speak so exceedingly proudly; the old saying goes out from your? mouth, for YHWH is a God of knowledge and by Him actions are weighed.

4 The bows of the mighty are broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength.

5 The satisfied have hired themselves out for bread, and the hungry have ceased. Even The barren woman has borne seven, and she who has many sons has languished.

6 YHWH kills and keeps alive; He brings down to Sheol and He raises up.

7 YHWH makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and He exalts.

8 He raises the poor from the dust; from the ash heap He lifts the needy to set them among princes, and the throne of glory He bestows on them. For of YHWH are the pillars of the earth, and He has set upon them the world.