A reading from the book of judges.

There was a certain man from Zora of the clan of Danites whose name was Manoa.

His wife was barren and born no children.

An angel the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her,

Though you are barren and have no children, yet you will conceive and bear a son.

Now then, be careful to take no wine or strong drink and to eat nothing unclean. As for your son, you will conceive and bear, no razor

shall touch his head. For this boy is to be consecrated to God from the womb. It is he who will begin the deliverance of

Israel from the power of the Philistines. The woman went and told her husband, a man of God came to me,

and he had the appearance of an angel of God, terrible indeed. I did not ask him where he came from,

nor did he tell me his name. But he said to me,

you will be a child and you will bear his son. So neither take wine nor strong drink and eat

nothing unclean, for the boy shall be consecrated to God from the womb until the day of his death.

The woman bore his son and named him Samson.

The boy grew up and the Lord blessed him

and the Spirit of the Lord stirred him.

The word of the Lord.

My mouth shall be filled with your praise and I will sing your glory.

My mouth shall be filled with your praise and I will sing your glory. My mouth shall be filled with your praise and I will sing your glory.

Be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to give me safety, for you are my rock and my fortress.

Oh my God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked.

My mouth shall be filled with your praise and I will sing your glory.

For you are my hope, O Lord, my trust, O God, from my youth. On you I depend from birth. From my mother's

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