1 Samuel 2

1 Hannah prayed, "I’m so happy in the Lord! He has empowered me! Now I have plenty to say in answer to those who hate me. I celebrate your salvation! 2 There’s no one holy like the Lord—no one apart from you, no Rock like our God!

3 Don’t speak so conceitedly! Don’t talk so arrogantly! For the Lord is a God who knows everything—doesn’t he judge what you do?

4 The weapons*2:4. "Weapons": literally, "bow." of the powerful are shattered, while those who stumble along are made strong. 5 Those who used to have plenty of food now have to work to earn a crust, while those who used to be hungry now have become fat. The woman who was childless now has seven children, while the woman with many children fades away.

6 The Lord kills and he revives; he sends some down to the grave, but he raises others up. 7 The Lord makes some poor, but others rich; he brings some down, but he lifts others up. 8 He helps the poor up from the dust; he raises the lowborn from the trash pile and seats them with the upper class in places of honor. For the foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.

9 He will take care of those who trust him, but the wicked vanish into the darkness, for people don’t succeed through their own strength. 10 The Lord crushes his enemies, he thunders against them from heaven. He rules*2:10. "Rules": or "judges." the whole earth; he strengthens his king, and gives power to the one he has anointed."