Give ear to my words, O Yahweh, Consider my meditation.
Hear a righteous cause, O Yahweh, give heed to my cry of lamentation; Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Yahweh, my rock and my Redeemer.
O God, hear my prayer; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; Guard my life from dread of the enemy.
O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, You who guide Joseph like a flock; You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!
Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy.
And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
“For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart; only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk.
Do not consider your maidservant as a vile woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great complaint and provocation.”
