Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have grown old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

And she said, Oh my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman that stood by you here, praying unto the LORD.

Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshiped the LORD there.

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoices in the LORD, my horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth boasts over my enemies; because I rejoice in your salvation.

Talk no more so very proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased to hunger: so that the barren has borne seven; and she that has many children has grown feeble.

The LORD makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up.

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

He makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise you the LORD.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the nations, The LORD has done great things for them.

Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget you.

Then shall you say in your heart, Who has begotten for me these, since I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and moving to and fro? and who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?

Sing, O barren, you that did not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you that did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, says the LORD.

And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord,

For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

He has put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour has come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you.

For it is written, Rejoice, you barren that bear not; break forth and cry, you that travail not: for the desolate has many more children than she who has a husband.

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

And you shall have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And her neighbors and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.