He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful, for the people of Israel who are close to him. Praise the Lord!
They have distributed freely; they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.
All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord, and all your faithful shall bless you.
to execute on them the judgment decreed. This is glory for all his faithful ones. Praise the Lord!
All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.
For our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have anointed me with fresh oil.
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones and lifted up the lowly;
a light for revelation to the gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.”
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,
So then, you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God,
He is your praise; he is your God who has done for you these great and awesome things that your own eyes have seen.
For what other great nation has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is whenever we call to him?
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies because I rejoice in your victory.