1 Samuel 2:1
And Hannah, in prayer before the Lord, said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is lifted up in the Lord: my mouth is open wide over my haters; because my joy is in your salvation.
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2No other is holy as the Lord, for there is no other God but you: there is no Rock like our God.
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the children of Israel made this song to the Lord, and said, I will make a song to the Lord, for he is lifted up in glory: the horse and the horseman he has sent down into the sea.
Judges 5:1At that time Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, made this song, saying:
1 Samuel 1:7And year by year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, she kept on attacking her, so that Hannah gave herself up to weeping and would take no food.
2 Chronicles 20:27Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem went back, with Jehoshaphat at their head, coming back to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them glad over their haters.
Psalms 9:14\9:13\Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;
Psalms 18:2\18:1\I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:1
In this chapter we have, I. Hannah's song of thanksgiving to God for his favour to her in giving her Samuel, ver. 1-10 . II. Their return to their family, with Eli's blessing, ver. 11 , 20 . The increase of their family, ver. 21 . Samuel's growth and improvement ( ver. 11 , 18 , 21, , 26 ), and the care Hannah took to clothe him, ver. 19 . III. The great wickedness of Eli's sons, ver. 12-17 , 22 . IV. The over-mild reproof that Eli gave them for it, ver. 23-25 . V. The justly dreadful message God sent him by a… Read the whole commentary →