1And 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, …
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. …
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)We have here Hannah’s thanksgiving, dictated, not only by the spirit of prayer, but by the spirit of prophecy. Her petition for the mercy she desired we had before (1 Sam. 1:11), and here we have her return of praise; in both out of the abundance of a heart deeply affected (in the former with her own wants, and in the latter with God’s goodness) her mouth spoke . Observe in general, 1. When she ha…
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