Luke 1:39-55

And Mary arose in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste, to a town in Judah. And she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the babe jumped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Spirit and she cried out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, as soon as the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb jumped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a completion of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit exults (literally “jumps for joy”) in God my Savior,
for he has regarded the low estate (humiliation) of his handmaid.
For behold, from this time on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
Indeed, his tender mercy is for those who fear him
from age to age.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the imaginations of their hearts.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and exalted the lowly;
he has filled the famished with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his tender mercy,
just as he said to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”