Give ear to my words, LORD. Consider my meditation.
Hear, LORD, my righteous plea. Give ear to my prayer that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, LORD, my rock, and my redeemer.
Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.
Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.
Hear, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation.”