“And now my soul is poured out within me; days of suffering have taken hold of me.
1 Samuel 1:15 - Tree of Life Version But in response Hannah said, “No, my lord, I am a woman with an oppressed spirit! I haven’t been drinking wine or beer. Instead I’ve been pouring out my soul before Adonai. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Hannah answered, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I was pouring out my soul before the Lord. [Gen. 19:34.] American Standard Version (1901) And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah. Common English Bible “No sir!” Hannah replied. “I’m just a very sad woman. I haven’t had any wine or beer but have been pouring out my heart to the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version Responding, Hannah said: "By no means, my lord. For I am an exceedingly unhappy woman, and I drank neither wine, nor anything that can inebriate. Instead, I have poured out my soul in the sight of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Anna answering, said: Not so, my lord: for I am an exceeding unhappy woman, and have drunk neither wine nor any strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord. |
“And now my soul is poured out within me; days of suffering have taken hold of me.
I spread forth my hands to You. My soul longs for You as a parched land. Selah
My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all day: “Where is your God?”
On God, my salvation and my glory is the rock of my strength. My refuge is in God.
Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart in His presence. God is our refuge. Selah
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.
Through patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.
Arise! Cry out in the night at the beginning of the watches! Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the life of your children who faint from hunger at the head of every street.
Don’t consider your handmaid a wicked woman. For out of my great anguish and grief I’ve been praying until now.”
So they gathered together at Mizpah, drew water and poured it out before Adonai. They fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against Adonai.” Then Samuel was judging Bnei-Yisrael at Mizpah.