Hannah's Song Read as the Eighteen Benedictions of Prayer

"And Hannah prayed" (1 Samuel 2:1). From here we learn that women are obligated in prayer, for Hannah prayed the eighteen benedictions. "My horn is exalted in the LORD" corresponds to the Shield of Abraham. "The LORD kills and makes alive" corresponds to He who revives the dead. "There is none holy as the LORD" corresponds to the holy God. "For the LORD is a God of knowledge" corresponds to You who grant knowledge. "And those who stumble [in their iniquity] are girded with strength" corresponds to He who desires repentance. "He brings down to the grave and raises up" corresponds to He who abundantly pardons. "I rejoice in Your salvation" corresponds to the Redeemer of Israel. "He raises the poor from the dust" corresponds to the Healer of the sick. "The full have hired themselves out for bread" corresponds to He who blesses the years. "He guards the feet of His pious ones" corresponds to He who gathers the scattered of His people Israel. "The LORD shall judge the ends of the earth" corresponds to He who loves righteousness and justice. "And the wicked shall be silenced in darkness" corresponds to He who subdues the insolent. "He shall give strength to His king" corresponds to He who builds Jerusalem. "And He shall exalt the horn of His anointed" corresponds to the sprouting of David. "There is no rock like our God" corresponds to He who hears prayer. "Do not multiply, do not speak so loftily" corresponds to "You alone we [will serve] in reverence." "Let no arrogance come from your mouth" corresponds to "Your name is good, and to You it is fitting to give thanks." "He shall give strength to His king" corresponds to He who makes peace. Behold, the eighteen benedictions that she prayed.