1Sa 1:13-15, 2Sa 7:27, Neh 2:4, Rom 8:26 | ESV | STEP | Hannah was speaking in her heart ; only her lips moved , and her voice was not heard . Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman .

a Job 30:16; Ps. 42:4; Lam. 2:19; [Ps. 62:8]

b ver. 20; ch. 1:4, 5; Ezra 5:12; Dan. 2:18

d Zech. 12:10; Eph. 6:18; See John 14:16

1 Samuel 1:13-15

13 Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman. 14 And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.” 15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but ^aI have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.

2 Samuel 7:27

27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.

Nehemiah 2:4

4 Then the king said to me, “What are you requesting?” So I prayed ^bto the God of heaven.

Romans 8:26

26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For ^cwe do not know what to pray for as we ought, but ^dthe Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.