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2 Hannah prayed:
I’m bursting with God-news!
I’m walking on air.
I’m laughing at my rivals.
I’m dancing my salvation.
2-5 Nothing and no one is holy like God,
no rock mountain like our God.
Don’t dare talk pretentiously—
not a word of boasting, ever!
For God knows what’s going on.
He takes the measure of everything that happens.
The weapons of the strong are smashed to pieces,
while the weak are infused with fresh strength.
The well-fed are out begging in the streets for crusts,
while the hungry are getting second helpings.
The barren woman has a houseful of children,
while the mother of many is bereft.
6-10 God brings death and God brings life,
brings down to the grave and raises up.
God brings poverty and God brings wealth;
he lowers, he also lifts up.
He puts poor people on their feet again;
he rekindles burned-out lives with fresh hope,
Restoring dignity and respect to their lives—
a place in the sun!
For the very structures of earth are God’s;
he has laid out his operations on a firm foundation.
He protectively cares for his faithful friends, step by step,
but leaves the wicked to stumble in the dark.
No one makes it in this life by sheer muscle!
God’s enemies will be blasted out of the sky,
crashed in a heap and burned.
God will set things right all over the earth,
he’ll give strength to his king,
he’ll set his anointed on top of the world!
11 Elkanah went home to Ramah. The boy stayed and served God in the company of Eli the priest.
12-17 Eli’s own sons were nothing but trouble. They didn’t know God and could not have cared less about the customs of priests among the people. Ordinarily, when someone offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant was supposed to come up and, while the meat was boiling, stab a three-pronged fork into the cooking pot. The priest then got whatever came up on the fork. But this is how Eli’s sons treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh to offer sacrifices to God. Before they had even burned the fat to God, the priest’s servant would interrupt whoever was sacrificing and say, “Hand over some of that meat for the priest to roast. He doesn’t like boiled meat; he likes his rare.” If the man objected, “First let the fat be burned—God’s portion!—then take all you want,” the servant would demand, “No, I want it now. If you won’t give it, I’ll take it.” It was a horrible sin these young servants were committing—and right in the presence of God!—desecrating the holy offerings to God.
18-20 In the midst of all this, Samuel, a boy dressed in a priestly linen tunic, served God. Additionally, every year his mother would make him a little robe cut to his size and bring it to him when she and her husband came for the annual sacrifice. Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “God give you children to replace this child you have dedicated to God.” Then they would go home.
21 God was most especially kind to Hannah. She had three more sons and two daughters! The boy Samuel stayed at the sanctuary and grew up with God.
22-25 By this time Eli was very old. He kept getting reports on how his sons were ripping off the people and sleeping with the women who helped out at the sanctuary. Eli called them out: “What’s going on here? Why are you doing these things? I hear story after story of your corrupt and evil carrying on. Oh, my sons, this is not right! These are terrible reports I’m getting, stories spreading right and left among God’s people! If you sin against another person, there’s help—God’s help. But if you sin against God, who is around to help?”
25-26 But they were far gone in disobedience and refused to listen to a thing their father said. So God, who was fed up with them, decreed their death. But the boy Samuel was very much alive, growing up, blessed by God and popular with the people.
27-30 A holy man came to Eli and said: “This is God’s message: I revealed myself openly to your ancestors when they were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. Out of all the tribes of Israel, I chose your family to be my priests: to preside at the Altar, to burn incense, to wear the priestly robes in my presence. I put your ancestral family in charge of all the sacrificial offerings of Israel. So why do you now treat as mere loot these very sacrificial offerings that I commanded for my worship? Why do you treat your sons better than me, turning them loose to get fat on these offerings, and ignoring me? Therefore—this is God’s word, the God of Israel speaking—I once said that you and your ancestral family would be my priests indefinitely, but now—God’s word, remember!—there is no way this can continue.
I honor those who honor me;
those who scorn me I demean.
31-36 “Be well warned: It won’t be long before I wipe out both your family and your future family. No one in your family will make it to old age! You’ll see good things that I’m doing in Israel, but you’ll see it and weep, for no one in your family will live to enjoy it. I will leave one person to serve at my Altar, but it will be a hard life, with many tears. Everyone else in your family will die before their time. What happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be the proof: Both will die the same day. Then I’ll establish for myself a true priest. He’ll do what I want him to do, be what I want him to be. I’ll make his position secure and he’ll do his work freely in the service of my anointed one. Survivors from your family will come to him begging for handouts, saying, ‘Please, give me some priest work, just enough to put some food on the table.’”
2 And Hannah prayeth, and saith: `My heart hath exulted in Jehovah, My horn hath been high in Jehovah, My mouth hath been large over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in Thy salvation. 2 There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God. 3 Ye multiply no...
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2 And Hannah worshipped, and said, Mine heart fully joyed in the Lord, and mine horn is raised in my God; my mouth is alarged on mine enemies, for I was glad in thine health. (And Hannah worshipped, and said, My heart full out joyeth in the Lord, and my head is raised up to my God; my mouth is enlar...
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2 Hannah prayed, and said:“My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh.My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.2 There is no one as holy as Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God. 3 “Don’t keep talking so exceedingly ...
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2 Then Hannah prayed out of her deepest feelings.Hannah: My heart rejoices in the Eternal One; my strength grows strong in the Eternal. My mouth can mock my enemies because I celebrate how You have saved me! 2 No one is holy like the Eternal One— no, no one but You; and there is no rock as solid as...
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Hannah’s Prayer of Exultation2 Then Hannah prayed and said,[a]“My heart exults in Adonai,my horn is lifted high in Adonai.I smile wide over my enemies,for I rejoice in Your salvation.2 There is none holy as Adonai,for there is none besides You,nor is there any rock like our God.3 Boast no more so pr...
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Hannah’s Prayer2 Hannah also prayed and said,[a]“My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in the Lord.My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 “There is none holy like the Lord, there is none besides thee; there is no rock like our God.3 Talk no more so very prou...
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Hannah’s Prayer2 Hannah also prayed and said,“My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in the Lord.My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 “There is none holy like the Lord, there is none besides thee; there is no rock like our God.3 Talk no more so very proudly...
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Hannah’s Prayer2 Hannah prayed and said,“My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God.[a]My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my[b] victory. 2 “There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not ...
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Hannah’s Prayer2 Hannah prayed and said,‘My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God.[a]My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my[b] victory. 2 ‘There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not ...
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Hannah’s Prayer2 Hannah prayed and said,‘My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God.[a]My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my[b] victory. 2 ‘There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not ...
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Hannah’s Prayer2 Hannah prayed and said,“My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God.[a]My mouth derides my enemies because I rejoice in your victory.(A)2 There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.(B)3 Talk no more so very proudly; let no...
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Hannah’s Prayer of Praise2 Then Hannah prayed:“My heart rejoices in the Lord! The Lord has made me strong.[a]Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me.2 No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 3 “Stop acting so proud and h...
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Hannah’s Prayer2 Then Hannah prayed and said, “My heart is happy in the Lord. My strength is honored in the Lord. My mouth speaks with strength against those who hate me, because I have joy in Your saving power. 2 There is no one holy like the Lord. For sure, there is no one other than You. There i...
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Hannah’s Prayer(A)2 And Hannah (B)prayed and said:(C)“My heart rejoices in the Lord;(D)My [a]horn is exalted in the Lord.[b]I smile at my enemies,Because I (E)rejoice in Your salvation. 2 “No(F) one is holy like the Lord,For there is (G)none besides You,Nor is there any (H)rock like our God. 3 “Talk...
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Hannah’s prayer2 Then Hannah prayed and said:‘My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn[a] is lifted high.My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. 2 ‘There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 3 ‘Do not keep tal...
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Hannah’s Prayer2 Then Hannah prayed and said:(A)“My heart rejoices(B) in the Lord; in the Lord my horn[a](C) is lifted high.My mouth boasts(D) over my enemies,(E) for I delight in your deliverance. 2 “There is no one holy(F) like(G) the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock(H) like our...
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Hannah’s Prayer2 Then Hannah prayed. She said,“The Lord has filled my heart with joy. He has made me strong.I can laugh at my enemies. I’m so glad he saved me. 2 “There isn’t anyone holy like the Lord. There isn’t anyone except him. There isn’t any Rock like our God. 3 “Don’t keep talking so proudly...
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Hannah Exalts the Lord in Prayer2 Hannah prayed,[a]“My heart has rejoiced[b] in the Lord;my horn[c] has been raised high because of the Lord.I have loudly denounced[d] my enemies.Indeed I rejoice in your deliverance.2 No one is holy[e] like the Lord!There is no one other than you!There is no rock[f]...
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