1 Samuel 2:1-13

New American Standard Bible

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