Listen to my words, O Lord, and hear my sighs.
Listen, O Lord, to my plea for justice; pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to my honest prayer.
May my words and my thoughts be acceptable to you, O Lord, my refuge and my redeemer!
Hear my prayer, O God; listen to my words!
I am in trouble, God—listen to my prayer! I am afraid of my enemies—save my life!
Listen to us, O Shepherd of Israel; hear us, leader of your flock. Seated on your throne above the winged creatures,
Listen to me, Lord, and answer me, for I am helpless and weak.
In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express.
For the Lord watches over the righteous and listens to their prayers; but he opposes those who do evil.”
She was praying silently; her lips were moving, but she made no sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk,
Don't think I am a worthless woman. I have been praying like this because I'm so miserable.”
