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Pentecost Season · Proper 28 · Year B

1 Samuel 2:1-10

The Song of Hannah

November 14, 2027

The Song of the Prophetess Miriam, Luca Giordano
The Song of the Prophetess Miriam, Luca Giordano, c. 1687Museo del Prado, Madrid
Giordano paints the far shore after the crossing: Miriam leading the women with timbrels while the Egyptian army is still in the water behind.My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength.Luca GiordanoA Neapolitan nicknamed Luca fa presto, Luke work quickly, who painted enormous ceilings at astonishing speed for the Spanish court.Museo del Prado, MadridSpain's national collection, formed from what the Spanish crown had bought over three centuries, which is why its Titians and Rubenses are unmatched.Museo del Prado, Madrid
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 13:1-8Mk 13:1-8
EpistleHeb. 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25Heb 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25
Old Testament1 Sam. 1:4-201 Sm 1:4-20Alt. OTDan. 12:1-3Dn 12:1-3
Psalter1 Sam. 2:1-101 Sm 2:1-10Alt. PsalmPs. 16Ps 16

Overview & Insights

"My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is exalted in my God." (1 Samuel 2:1)

Hannah's canticle praises the LORD who reverses fortunes, raising the poor and humbling the proud. This Old Testament song of thanksgiving serves as the responsory and anticipates Mary's Magnificat.

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Commentary

Enduring Word: 1 Samuel 2Enduring Word: 1 Sm 2 Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse study of Hannah's song.

BibleHub Commentaries: 1 Samuel 2BibleHub Commentaries: 1 Sm 2 BibleHub

Classic commentators on the canticle.

Barnes Notes: 1 Samuel 2Barnes Notes: 1 Sm 2 StudyLight

A historic commentary on the song.

Background & Word Study

Sefaria: I Samuel 2 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text of the canticle with Jewish commentary.

BibleHub Interlinear: 1 Samuel 2:1BibleHub Interlinear: 1 Sm 2:1 BibleHub

Hebrew text with parsing for close study.

The Church Fathers

Catena: 1 Samuel 2Catena: 1 Sm 2 Catena

Early church comment on the Song of Hannah.

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