Open your ears to my words, O Lord. Consider my innermost thoughts.
Hear my plea for justice, O Lord. Pay attention to my cry. Open your ears to my prayer, ⌞which comes⌟ from lips free from deceit.
May the words from my mouth and the thoughts from my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my defender.
O God, hear my prayer, and open your ears to the words from my mouth.
Hear my voice, O God, when I complain. Protect my life from a terrifying enemy.
Open your ears, O Shepherd of Israel, the one who leads ⌞the descendants of⌟ Joseph like sheep, the one who is enthroned over the angels.
Turn your ear ⌞toward me⌟, O Lord. Answer me, because I am oppressed and needy.
At the same time the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we don’t know how to pray for what we need. But the Spirit intercedes along with our groans that cannot be expressed in words.
The Lord’s eyes are on those who do what he approves. His ears hear their prayer. The Lord confronts those who do evil.”
She was praying silently. Her voice couldn’t be heard; only her lips were moving. Eli thought she was drunk.
Don’t take me to be a good-for-nothing woman. I was praying like this because I’ve been troubled and tormented.”
