1. My heart rejoices (1-5)

Hannah had struggled in her own household, but she struggled with the Lord. When the Lord blessed her she saw him there. It is true joy. She saw the Lord who is ruling over all enemies, who is the Rock and the one who deeply knows his own. He is bound to us in our humility that he may bear each of us to himself. He is our deliverance, and in his deliverance we rejoice.

2. The Lord raises (6-11)

Beyond her personal deliverance, Hannah spoke with prophetic vision about God. He brings death and makes alive; he exalts the humble and humbles the proud. He is the Creator and Sovereign ruler of all things, though he is invisible. When Hannah prayed and offered, whether in misery or blessing, the Lord revealed himself in all of his glory. He is the Lord of death and life, he is Judge and Savior. He is the deliverance and resurrection.