With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep thy statutes.
Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to thee!
With my whole heart I seek thee; let me not wander from thy commandments!
I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe thy righteous ordinances.
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
I will keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;
I entreat thy favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to thy promise.
I will observe thy statutes; O forsake me not utterly!
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Gladden the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart,
She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord, and wept bitterly.
But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman sorely troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.