1 Samuel 2:1-11

New American Standard Bible 1995

“My heart exults 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 “^[c]Boast no more so very proudly,
^(G)Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
^(H)For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
^(I)And with Him actions are weighed.
⁴ “^(J)The bows of the mighty are shattered,
^(K)But the feeble gird on strength.
⁵ “Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to hunger.
^(L)Even the barren gives birth to seven,
But ^(M)she who has many children languishes.
⁶ “^(N)The Lord kills and makes alive;
^(O)He brings down to ^[d]Sheol and raises up.
⁷ “^(P)The Lord makes poor and rich;
^(Q)He brings low, He also exalts.
⁸ “^(R)He raises the poor from the dust,
^(S)He lifts the needy from the ash heap
^(T)To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
^(U)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
⁹ “^(V)He keeps the feet of His godly ones,
^(W)But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
^(X)For not by might shall a man prevail.
¹⁰ “^(Y)Those who contend with the Lord will be shattered;
^(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 ^[e]horn of His anointed.”