The heartknowsits ownbitterness,And a strangerdoes not shareits joy.
Then they saidto oneanother,"Trulywe are guiltyconcerningour brother,becausewe sawthe distressof his soulwhen he pleadedwith us, yet we would not listen;thereforethisdistresshas comeupon us."
When she cameto the manof Godto the hill,she caughtholdof his feet.And Gehazicamenearto pushher away;but the manof Godsaid,"Lether alone,for her soulis troubledwithin her; and the LORDhas hiddenit from me and has not toldme."
"I loathemy own life;I will givefullventto my complaint;I will speakin the bitternessof my soul.
While anotherdieswith a bittersoul,Nevereven tasting[anything] good.
"ThereforeI will not restrainmy mouth;I will speakin the anguishof my spirit,I will complainin the bitternessof my soul.
"He will not allowme to getmy breath,But saturatesme with bitterness.
The secretof the LORDis for those who fearHim, And He will make them knowHis covenant.
A joyfulheartmakesa cheerfulface,But when the heartis sad,the spiritis broken.
The spiritof a mancan endurehis sickness,But [as for] a brokenspiritwhocan bearit?
So the Spiritliftedme up and tookme away; and I wentembitteredin the rageof my spirit,and the handof the LORDwas strongon me.
"NowMy soulhas become troubled;and whatshall I say,Father,saveMe from thishour?But for thispurpose I cameto thishour.
"I will not leaveyou as orphans;I will cometo you.
Jesusansweredand saidto him, "IfanyonelovesMe, he will keepMy word;and My Fatherwill lovehim, and We will cometo him and makeOur abodewith him.
And the peaceof God,which surpassesallcomprehension,will guardyour heartsand your mindsin ChristJesus.
and though you have not seenHim, you loveHim, and though you do not seeHim now,but believein Him, you greatly rejoicewith joyinexpressibleand full of glory,
He who hasan ear,let him hearwhatthe Spiritsaysto the churches.To him who overcomes,to him I will give[some] of the hiddenmanna,and I will givehim a whitestone,and a newnamewrittenon the stonewhichno oneknowsbut he who receivesit.'
She, greatlydistressed,prayedto the LORDand weptbitterly.
But Hannahreplied,"No,my lord,I am a womanoppressedin spirit;I have drunkneitherwinenorstrongdrink,but I have pouredout my soulbeforethe LORD.
