1)

Was this a Tefilah?

1.

Radak: She gave praise and thanks to Hashem, and prayed that Shmuel will live and be to Hashem.

2.

Radak citing Targum Yonasan: She prayed with a spirit of prophecy, and said that Shmuel will be a Navi. Yonason explained how other verses allude to future Nochri kings, and Keneses Yisrael.

3.

Aderes Eliyahu: This Tefilah or Mizmor is the Klal of all the miracles Hashem did and will do for us, from Avraham 1 until Mashi'ach. It has 10 verses, corresponding to the 10 Sefiros, from above to below. All parts of the world encompass 10 matters; all the Mitzvos are revealed in Aseres ha'Dibros.

4.

Malbim: The first nine verses are praise; the last verse (10) is the Tefilah. One first arranges Hashem's praises before praying! (Brachos 32a)


1

Bi'ur ha'Gra: "Alatz Libi" refers to Avraham (like we say in Minchah of Shabbos, Avraham Yagel). "Ramah Karni" is Yitzchak - "bi'Svach b'Karnav" (Bereishis 22:13). Also refer to 2:1:2:3, 2:1:4:2.

2)

Who are "my enemies"?

1.

Rashi: It is Peninah. Radak - Chanah discusses how Hashem lowers the haughty and raises the humble.

2.

Radak: (It is plural.) It is Peninah and others who angered her when she was barren.

3.

Bi'ur ha'Gra: [Yakov 1 overcame] Esav and Lavan.


1

Aderes Eliyahu: "Rachav Pi" - Hashem saved Yakov from constraint "va'Yetzer Lo", and expanded his boundaries - "u'Faratzta Yamah

3)

What do we learn from "Ramah Karni"?

1.

Megilah 14a: My horn is raised, but not my flask. David and Shlomo were anointed with a horn (of oil), and their kingships lasted. Sha'ul and Yehu were anointed with flasks, and their kingships did not last.

2.

Radak: Before, she could not raise her head in front of her co-wife. Now, she can.

3.

Malbim: This refers to becoming pregnant. Initially, when Eli promised her, just her heart exulted.

4)

What salvation does she refer to?

1.

Radak: Hashem saved her from her pain, and gave to her a son.

2.

Bi'ur ha'Gra: (This alludes to Yosef.) You (Hashem) saved him; the Sar ha'Mashkim forgot him.

3.

Malbim: Her Simchah is because it is Your salvation, via a miracle that shows His wondrous Hashgachah.

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