11 And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, dand no razor shall touch his head.”
Hannah’s Prayer
1 And Hannah prayed and said,
h“My heart exults in the Lord;
imy horn is exalted in the Lord.
My mouth derides my enemies,
because I rejoice in your salvation.
2 “There is jnone kholy like the Lord:
for there is lnone besides you;
there is mno rock like our God.
3 Talk no more so very proudly,
let not arrogance come from your mouth;
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed.
4 The bows of the mighty are broken,
but the feeble bind on strength.
5 Those who were nfull have hired themselves out for bread,
but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
The barren has borne seven,
but she who has many children is forlorn.
6 oThe Lord kills and brings to life;
he brings down to Sheol and praises up.
7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
qhe brings low and he exalts.
8 rHe raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.
9 “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
for snot by might shall a man prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be tbroken to pieces;
against them he will uthunder in heaven.
The Lord will vjudge the ends of the earth;
he will give strength to his king
and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
