047. "Mine Horn Is Exalted in the Lord"

"Mine Horn Is Exalted in the Lord"

(1 Samuel 2:1) This was Hannah’s triumphant cry.

Job, stripped of all his glory, could say, "I have defiled my horns in the dust." The horn was an ornament worn on the head. It was an emblem of power and authority, and the habit of wearing a horn, though not so common, has not yet entirely disappeared. In addition to the various trinkets worn on the head, neck and arms, the Syrian women wear a hollow horn, made of copper or silver. It is tapering and varies from fifteen to twenty inches in length. It cannot be a very comfortable adornment pressing against the forehead. It is held in place by straps, and over the horn is thrown a veil of white muslin, which can be drawn over the face for concealment. The horns worn by the men were shorter. This ornament is mentioned in 2 Samuel 22:3; 1 Kings 22:11; Psalms 75:5, and other places.