1 Samuel 1:15
Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD.
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In Context
14Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”
Cross References
Job 30:16“Now my soul is poured out within me. Days of affliction have taken hold of me.
Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.
Proverbs 14:10The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.
Proverbs 25:15By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.
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 →