Luke 1:46-55

Contemporary English Version

With all my heart
    I praise the Lord,
⁴⁷ and I am glad
    because of God my Savior.
⁴⁸ God cares for me,
    his humble servant.
From now on,
all people will say
    God has blessed me.
⁴⁹ God All-Powerful has done
great things for me,
    and his name is holy.
⁵⁰ He always shows mercy
to everyone
    who worships him.
⁵¹ The Lord has used
    his powerful arm
to scatter those
    who are proud.
^52 (B) God drags strong rulers
    from their thrones
and puts humble people
    in places of power.
⁵³ God gives the hungry
    good things to eat,
and sends the rich away
    with nothing.
⁵⁴ God helps his servant Israel
and is always merciful
    to his people.
^55 (C) The Lord made this promise
    to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his family
    forever!