1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10

1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10

SCRIPTURE READING

1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10
9After they had eaten and drunk at Shiloh, Hannah rose and presented
herself before the Lord. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside
the doorpost of the temple of the Lord. 10She was deeply distressed and
prayed to the Lord, and wept bitterly. 11She made this vow: “O Lord of
hosts, if only you will look on the misery of your servant, and remember
me, and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a male
child, then I will set him before you as a nazirite until the day of his
death. He shall drink neither wine nor intoxicants, and no razor shall
touch his head.”
19They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then
they went back to their house at Ramah. Elkanah knew his wife Hannah,
and the Lord remembered her. 20In due time Hannah conceived and bore
a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I have asked him of the
Lord.”

1Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is
exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in
my victory. 2“There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God. 3Talk 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. 4The bows of the mighty are broken, but
the feeble gird on strength. 5Those who were full have hired themselves
out for bread, but those who were hungry are fat with spoil. The barren
has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn. 6The Lord
kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. 7The Lord
makes poor and makes rich; he brings low, he also exalts. 8He 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 not by might does one prevail. 10The Lord! His adversaries shall be
shattered; the Most High will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the
ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king, and exalt the power of
his anointed.”


Reader: Word of God. Word of life.
All: Thanks be to God.