1 Samuel 1:18
And she said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and ate, and her countenance was no more [sad].
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Genesis 32:5And I have oxen, and donkeys, flocks, and men-servants, and maid-servants. And I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in thy sight.
Genesis 33:8And he said, What do thou mean by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.
Ruth 2:2And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.
Psalms 34:6This poor man cried, and LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
John 16:24Until now ye have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and ye will receive, so that your joy may be made full.
Philippians 4:6Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thankfulness make your requests known to God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 1:10-19
Hannah's Prayer. ( b. c. 1140.) 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord . 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord , and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days… Read the whole commentary →