¹³ Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk

²⁶ In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit^(A) himself intercedes for us^(B) through wordless groans.

¹³ Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”^(A)

⁴² “When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success^(A) to the journey on which I have come. ⁴³ See, I am standing beside this spring.^(B) If a young woman^(C) comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”^{(D) 44} and if she says to me, “Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too,” let her be the one the Lord has chosen for my master’s son.’^(E)

⁴⁵ “Before I finished praying in my heart,^(F) Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder.^(G) She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’^(H)

Psalm 25^[a]

Of David.

⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.^(A)

⁴ The king said to me, “What is it you want?”

Then I prayed to the God of heaven,