Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation.
Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Hear my voice, O God, in my meditation; Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me; For I am poor and needy.
Hear a just cause, O Lord, Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
“Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!
Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
