the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God
my Savior for he has looked with
favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call
me blessed: the Almighty has done
great things for me, and holy is his
Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their
conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from
their thrones, and has lifted up the
lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good
things, and the rich he has sent
away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant
Israel for he has remembered his
promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham
and his children forever.
