1 Samuel 2:1-10
Hannah Prays

Hannah prayed:

You make me strong
and happy, LORD.
You rescued me.
Now I can be glad
and laugh at my enemies.
No other god is like you.
We're safer with you
than on a high mountain.
I can tell those proud people,
"Stop your boasting!
Nothing is hidden from the LORD,
and he judges what we do."

Our LORD, you break
the bows of warriors,
but you give strength
to everyone who stumbles.
People who once
had plenty to eat
must now hire themselves out
for only a piece of bread.
But you give the hungry more
than enough to eat.
A woman did not have a child,
and you gave her seven,
but a woman who had many
was left with none.
You take away life,
and you give life.
You send people down
to the world of the dead
and bring them back again.

Our LORD, you are the one
who makes us rich or poor.
You put some in high positions
and bring disgrace on others.
8You lift the poor and homeless
out of the garbage dump
and give them places of honor
in royal palaces.

You set the world on foundations,
and they belong to you.
You protect your loyal people,
but everyone who is evil
will die in darkness.

We cannot win a victory
by our own strength.
Our LORD, those who attack you
will be broken in pieces
when you fight back
with thunder from heaven.
You will judge the whole earth
and give power and strength
to your chosen king.