1 Samuel 1:10
And she was very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 50:10And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan; and they bewailed him with a great and very sore lamentation; and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
Ruth 1:20And she said to them, Nay, do not call me Noemin; call me ‘Bitter,’ for the Mighty One has dealt very bitterly with me.
2 Samuel 17:8And Chusi said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are very mighty, and bitter in their spirit, as a bereaved bear in the field, [ + 17:8 Heb. and Alex. omit the wods in italics.and as a wild boar in the plain]: and thy father is a man of war, and will not give the people rest.
Job 7:11Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.
Job 10:1Weary in my soul, I will pour my words with groans upon him: I will speak being straitened in the bitterness of my soul.
Psalms 91:15Then shall they be increased in a + 91:15 Gr. fat.fine old age; and they shall be prosperous; that they may declare
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 →