1 Samuel 1:10
And with grief in her soul, weeping bitterly, she made her prayer to the Lord.
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In The King James Version
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
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Genesis 50:10And they came to the grain-floor of Atad on the other side of Jordan, and there they gave the last honours to Jacob, with great and bitter sorrow, weeping for their father for seven days.
Ruth 1:20And she said to them, Do not let my name be Naomi, but Mara, for the Ruler of all has given me a bitter fate.
2 Samuel 17:8Hushai said further, You have knowledge of your father and his men, that they are men of war, and that their feelings are bitter, like those of a bear in the field whose young ones have been taken from her: and your father is a man of war, and will not take his night's rest with the people;
Job 7:11So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.
Job 10:1My soul is tired of life; I will let my sad thoughts go free in words; my soul will make a bitter outcry.
Psalms 91:15When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.
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 →