With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes.
With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,
A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you!
Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I,
But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.
She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.
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