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Mary responded,
“Oh, how my soul praises the Lord.
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How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
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For he took notice of his lowly servant girl,
and from now on all generations will call me blessed.
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For the Mighty One is holy,
and he has done great things for me.
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He shows mercy from generation to generation
to all who fear him.
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His mighty arm has done tremendous things!
He has scattered the proud and haughty ones.
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He has brought down princes from their thrones
and exalted the humble.
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He has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away with empty hands.
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He has helped his servant Israel
and remembered to be merciful.
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For he made this promise to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his children forever.”
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Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.