1 Samuel 2:3
You do not multiply—you speak haughtily—The old saying goes out from your mouth, || For YHWH [is] a God of knowledge, || And actions are weighed by Him.
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2There is none holy like YHWH, || For there is none except You, || And there is no rock like our God.
4Bows of the mighty are broken, || And the stumbling have girded on strength.
Cross References
Joshua 22:22“The God of gods—YHWH, the God of gods—YHWH, He is knowing, and Israel—he knows, if [we are] in rebellion, and if in trespass against YHWH, do not save us this day!
1 Samuel 16:7And YHWH says to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance, and at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for [it is] not as man sees—for man looks at the eyes, and YHWH looks at the heart.”
Job 31:6He weighs me in righteous balances, || And God knows my integrity.
Psalms 94:4They utter—they speak arrogance, || All working iniquity boast [about] themselves.
Psalms 147:5Our Lord [is] great, and abundant in power, || There is no narration of His understanding.
Proverbs 16:2All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, || And YHWH is pondering the spirits.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:2-11
Hannah's Song. ( b. c. 1137.) 1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord , mine horn is exalted in the Lord : my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord : for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that… Read the whole commentary →