Albert Barnes Commentary Luke 1:53

"The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away." — Luke 1:53 (ASV)

He has filled the hungry with good things. This is a celebration of the general mercy of God. He has daily fed the poor, the needy, and those who came to him with humble hearts.

The rich he has sent, etc. While the poor come to him for a supply of their daily wants, the rich do not come for their necessities to be supplied, but come with lofty hearts and insatiable desires that their riches may be increased. When this is the case, God not infrequently not only withholds what they ask, but he takes their riches away by fire, or flood, or disappointments, and sends them away empty (Proverbs 23:5). It is better to be poor and go to God for our daily bread, than to be rich and forget our dependence on him, and to seek only a great increase of our property.