1 Samuel 1:15

Good News Translation

“No, I'm not drunk, sir,” she answered. “I haven't been drinking! I am desperate, and I have been praying, pouring out my troubles to the Lord.

Cross References

Job 30:16

Now I am about to die; there is no relief for my suffering.

Psalm 143:6

I lift up my hands to you in prayer; like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.

Psalm 42:4

My heart breaks when I remember the past, when I went with the crowds to the house of God and led them as they walked along, a happy crowd, singing and shouting praise to God.

Psalm 62:8

Trust in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your troubles, for he is our refuge.

Psalm 62:9

Human beings are all like a puff of breath; great and small alike are worthless. Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing; they are lighter than a mere breath.

Proverbs 14:10

Your joy is your own; your bitterness is your own. No one can share them with you.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer quiets anger, but a harsh one stirs it up.

Proverbs 25:15

Patient persuasion can break down the strongest resistance and can even convince rulers.

Lamentations 2:19

All through the night get up again and again to cry out to the Lord; Pour out your heart and beg him for mercy on your children— Children starving to death on every street corner!

1 Samuel 1:16

Don't think I am a worthless woman. I have been praying like this because I'm so miserable.”

1 Samuel 7:6

So they all gathered at Mizpah. They drew some water and poured it out as an offering to the Lord and fasted that whole day. They said, “We have sinned against the Lord.” (It was at Mizpah where Samuel settled disputes among the Israelites.)