1 Samuel 1:21-2:10

New American Standard Bible

²¹Then the man Elkanah ^(A)went up with all his household to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. ²²But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “I will not go until the child is weaned; then I will ^(B)bring him, so that he may appear before the Lord and ^(C)stay there for life.” ²³^(D)Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do ^[a]what seems best to you. Stay until you have weaned him; only ^(E)may the Lord confirm His word.” So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she weaned him. ²⁴Now when she had weaned him, ^(F)she took him up with her, with a three-year-old bull, one ephah of flour, and a jug of wine, and brought him to ^(G)the house of the Lord in Shiloh, although the child was young. ²⁵Then ^(H)they ^[b]slaughtered the bull, and ^(I)brought the boy to Eli. ²⁶And she said, “Pardon me, my lord! ^(J)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord. ²⁷^(K)For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my request which I asked of Him. ²⁸^(L)So I have also ^[c]dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is ^[d]dedicated to the Lord.” And ^(M)he worshiped the Lord there.

Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving

2 Then Hannah ^(N)prayed and said,

“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
^(O)My ^[e]horn is exalted in the Lord,
My mouth ^[f]speaks boldly against my enemies,
Because ^(P)I rejoice in Your salvation.
²^(Q)There is no one holy like the Lord,
Indeed, ^(R)there is no one besides You,
^(S)Nor is there any rock like our God.
³Do not go on ^[g]boasting so very proudly,
^(T)Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
^(U)For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
^(V)And ^[h]with Him actions are weighed.
⁴^(W)The bows of the mighty are broken to pieces,
^(X)But those who have stumbled strap on strength.
⁵Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to be hungry.
^(Y)Even the infertile woman gives birth to seven,
But ^(Z)she who has many children languishes.
⁶^(AA)The Lord puts to death and makes alive;
^(AB)He brings down to ^[i]Sheol and brings up.
⁷^(AC)The Lord makes poor and rich;
^(AD)He humbles, He also exalts.
⁸^(AE)He raises the poor from the dust,
^(AF)He lifts the needy from the garbage heap
^(AG)To seat them with nobles,
And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance;
^(AH)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
⁹^(AI)He watches over the feet of His godly ones,
^(AJ)But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
^(AK)For not by might shall a person prevail.
¹⁰^(AL)Those who contend with the Lord will be terrified;
^(AM)Against them He will thunder in the heavens,
^(AN)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
^(AO)And He will give strength to His king,
^(AP)And will exalt the ^[j]horn of His anointed.”