Mary sings to praise God
46 Then Mary said,
‘All of me wants to praise God and say,
“ Lord, you are very good and great!”
47 I thank God because he is the one who saves me.
48 I know that I am not an important person.
God knows this, and he has been kind to me.
Listen! From now on, all people will say that God has made me happy.
49 Yes, God has done great things for me.
He is very powerful and strong. He is good in every way.
50 God is kind to people who respect and obey him.
He will always be kind to people like that.
51 He has shown how strong he is to do great things.
Some people think that they are very important.
But he has chased them away in different directions.
52 Some people were ruling as kings.
But he has taken their power away from them.
He has given power to people who do not feel important.
53 He has fed hungry people with good things to eat.
But he has sent rich people away with nothing.
54 God promised that he would be kind to his people, Israel.
Now he has come to help them.
55 He made a promise to Abraham and to our other ancestors.
1:55Abraham was the first ancestor of the Israelite nation, and of other nations. He was the father of Isaac and the grandfather of Jacob.
Now he has done what he promised.’
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months. Then Mary returned to her home.
