Lk. 1:46 And Miriam said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.”
Lk. 1:47 “And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Messiah.”
Lk. 1:48 “For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.”
Lk. 1:49 “For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.”
Lk. 1:50 “And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.”
Lk. 1:51 “He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.”
Lk. 1:52 “He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.”
Lk. 1:53 “He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.”
Lk. 1:54 He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy.”
Lk. 1:55 “As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.”
Lk. 1:56 And Miriam remained with her for about three months, and returned to her house.
The Song of Miriam is her response to the message God had given her. Miriam’s song can be divided into two main sections. In verses 46-50, she talks about what God did for her. In verses 51-56 she talks about what God will do for Israel. The song of Miriam shows the extent of her spirituality and her knowledge of Scripture. This is because many things stated here are very similar to Hannah’s Song in the book of I Samuel, chapter 2.
Source: I Samuel 2
She makes two main points in her song. First, God is her Messiah. The kind of people that need a Messiah are sinners. By her own words she contradicts the teaching of the Immaculate Conception. The "Catholic Encyclopedia" states that the Immaculate Conception means that Miriam was born free of a sin nature. But, Miriam admits she is a sinner like the rest of us and needs a Messiah. There is probably an even more important reason for Matthew to include Miriam’s Song in his writings. By including Miriam’s Song, he ties Yeshua’s birth back directly to the birth of Samuel. Samuel was one of the greatest Old Testament prophets. In the Hebrew mind set, this shows Yeshua to be a prophet of God also. This is sort of what we call “guilt by association,” except there is no guilt in this association. Yeshua is destined to be the Greatest Prophet of all, God’s Anointed Messiah.
The second point of her song is that the One coming will fulfill the promises of the Abrahamic Covenant. Later in this commentary we will see how Yeshua’s death on the cross finally ratified the Abrahamic Covenant.
