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@@ -4,50 +4,80 @@ Hannah's Prayer of Praise
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1. Then Hannah prayed:
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"My heart rejoices in the LORD!
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The LORD has made me strong.
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Now I have an answer for my enemies;
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I rejoice because you rescued me.
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I rejoice because you rescued me.
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2. No one is holy like the LORD!
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There is no one besides you;
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there is no Rock like our God.
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There is no one besides you;
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there is no Rock like our God.
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3. "Stop acting so proud and haughty!
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Don't speak with such arrogance!
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Don't speak with such arrogance!
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For the LORD is a God who knows what you have done;
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he will judge your actions.
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he will judge your actions.
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4. The bow of the mighty is now broken,
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and those who stumbled are now strong.
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and those who stumbled are now strong.
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5. Those who were well fed are now starving,
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and those who were starving are now full.
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and those who were starving are now full.
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The childless woman now has seven children,
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and the woman with many children wastes away.
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and the woman with many children wastes away.
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6. The LORD gives both death and life;
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he brings some down to the grave but raises others up.
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7. The LORD makes some poor and others rich;
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he brings some down and lifts others up.
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he brings some down and lifts others up.
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8. He lifts the poor from the dust
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and the needy from the garbage dump.
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and the needy from the garbage dump.
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He sets them among princes,
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placing them in seats of honor.
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placing them in seats of honor.
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For all the earth is the LORD's,
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and he has set the world in order.
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and he has set the world in order.
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9. "He will protect his faithful ones,
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but the wicked will disappear in darkness.
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but the wicked will disappear in darkness.
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No one will succeed by strength alone.
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10. Those who fight against the LORD will be shattered.
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He thunders against them from heaven;
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the LORD judges throughout the earth.
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He gives power to his king;
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he increases the strength of his anointed one."
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11. Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the LORD by assisting Eli the priest.Eli's Wicked Sons
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11. Then Elkanah returned home to Ramah without Samuel. And the boy served the LORD by assisting Eli the priest.
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Eli's Wicked Sons
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12. Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the LORD
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13. or for their duties as priests. Whenever anyone offered a sacrifice, Eli's sons would send over a servant with a three-pronged fork. While the meat of the sacrificed animal was still boiling,
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@@ -67,7 +97,10 @@ He gives power to his king;
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24. You must stop, my sons! The reports I hear among the LORD's people are not good.
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25. If someone sins against another person, God can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede?" But Eli's sons wouldn't listen to their father, for the LORD was already planning to put them to death.
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26. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the LORD and with the people.A Warning for Eli's Family
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26. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the LORD and with the people.
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A Warning for Eli's Family
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27. One day a man of God came to Eli and gave him this message from the LORD: "I revealed myself to your ancestors when they were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt.
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28. I chose your ancestor Aaron from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.
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36. Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. 'Please,' they will say, 'give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.'"
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