²⁷ My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:

¹¹ And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.

¹² Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

¹³ For Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.

⁹ The Lord has given ear to my request; the Lord has let my prayer come before him.

¹⁹ But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

²⁰ Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.

¹ I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer.

² He has let my request come before him, and I will make my prayer to him all my days.

³ The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.

⁴ Then I made my prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, take my soul out of trouble.

⁵ The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

⁵ I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place.

⁷ Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

¹⁵ And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.