"For He has had regardfor the humble stateof His bondslave;For behold,from this timeon allgenerationswill count me blessed.
Then Leahsaid,"Happyam I! For womenwill callme happy."So she namedhim Asher.
"Nowtherefore, thusyou shall sayto My servantDavid,'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"I tookyou from the pasture,from followingthe sheep,to be ruleroverMy peopleIsrael.
He has regardedthe prayerof the destituteAnd has not despisedtheir prayer.
Whorememberedus in our lowestate,For His lovingkindnessis everlasting,
For thoughthe LORDis exalted,Yet He regardsthe lowly,But the haughtyHe knowsfrom afar.
May his nameendureforever;May his nameincreaseas longas the sun[shines]; And let [men] blessthemselves by him; Let allnationscallhim blessed.
"For My handmadeallthesethings,Thus allthesethingscameinto being,"declaresthe LORD."But to thisoneI will look,To him whois humbleand contriteof spirit,and whotremblesat My word.
"Allthe nationswill callyou blessed,for you shall be a delightfulland,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
And comingin, he saidto her, "Greetings,favoredone! The Lord[is] with you."
And she criedout with a loudvoiceand said,"Blessed[are] you amongwomen,and blessed[is] the fruitof your womb!
"And blessed[is] she who believedthat there would be a fulfillmentof what had been spokento her by the Lord."
"For the Mighty Onehas donegreat thingsfor me; And holyis His name.
WhileJesus was sayingthese things,oneof the womenin the crowdraisedher voiceand saidto Him, "Blessedis the wombthat boreYou and the breastsat whichYou nursed."
She madea vowand said,"O LORDof hosts,ifYou will indeedlookon the afflictionof Your maidservantand rememberme, and not forgetYour maidservant,but will giveYour maidservanta son,then I will givehim to the LORDallthe daysof his life,and a razorshall nevercomeon his head."
"He raisesthe poorfrom the dust,He liftsthe needyfrom the ashheapTo make them sitwith nobles,And inherita seatof honor;For the pillarsof the earthare the LORD'S,And He setthe worldon them.
