Pentecost Season · Proper 28 · Year B

1 Samuel 2:1-10

The Song of Hannah

November 14, 2027

Hannah Presenting Samuel to Eli, Benjamin West — **Hannah Presenting Samuel to Eli**, Benjamin West, 1800Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth · public domain

Revised Common Lectionary

GospelMark 13:1-8

EpistleHeb. 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25

Old Testament1 Sam. 1:4-20 Alt. OTDan. 12:1-3

Psalter1 Sam. 2:1-10 Alt. PsalmPs. 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 2 Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse study of Hannah's song.

BibleHub Commentaries: 1 Samuel 2 BibleHub

Classic commentators on the canticle.

Barnes Notes: 1 Samuel 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 2:1 BibleHub

Hebrew text with parsing for close study.

The Church Fathers

Catena: 1 Samuel 2 Catena

Early church comment on the Song of Hannah.

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