Mary’s Song of Praise
⁴⁶ Mary said: With all my heart I praise the Lord, ⁴⁷ and I am glad because of God my Savior. ⁴⁸ God cares for me, his humble servant. From now on, all people will say God has blessed me. ⁴⁹ God All-Powerful has done great things for me, and his name is holy. ⁵⁰ He always shows mercy to everyone who worships him. ⁵¹ The Lord has used his powerful arm to scatter those who are proud. ⁵² God drags strong rulers from their thrones and puts humble people in places of power. ⁵³ God gives the hungry good things to eat, and sends the rich away with nothing. ⁵⁴ God helps his servant Israel and is always merciful to his people. ⁵⁵ The Lord made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his family forever!