1 Samuel 1:15

And Hannah answered and said, No, my Lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit; but neither wine nor strong drink have I drunk, and I have poured out my soul before the Lord.

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In The King James Version

And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunken neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

In Context

14And 'Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from off thee.

16Esteem not thy handmaid as a worthless woman; for out of the abundance of my grief and vexation have I spoken hitherto.

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Cross References

Job 30:16And now my soul is poured out over me; the days of affliction have seized on me;

Psalms 62:8(62:9) Trust in him at all times, O ye people; pour out before him your heart: God is a protection for us. Selah.

Psalms 142:2(142:3) I pour out before him my grief: my distress I recite before him.

Proverbs 14:10The heart knoweth its own bitterness; and with its joy can no stranger intermeddle.

Proverbs 25:15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh bones.

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 →

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