1 Samuel 1:27

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²⁷For this child I prayed, ^(A)and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.

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1 John 5:15

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¹⁵And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

1 Samuel 1:11-13

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¹¹And she ^(A)vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed ^(B)look on the affliction of your servant and ^(C)remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, ^(D)and no razor shall touch his head.”

¹²As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. ¹³Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman.

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Matthew 7:7

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Ask, and It Will Be Given

⁷^(A)“Ask, ^(B)and it will be given to you; ^(C)seek, and you will find; ^(D)knock, and it will be opened to you.

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Psalm 118:5

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⁵^(A)Out of my distress I ^(B)called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me ^(C)free.

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Psalm 116:1-5

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I Love the Lord

116 I ^(A)love the Lord, because he has ^(B)heard
    my voice and my pleas for mercy.
²Because he ^(C)inclined his ear to me,
    therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
³^(D)The snares of death encompassed me;
    the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
    I suffered distress and anguish.
⁴Then ^(E)I called on the name of the Lord:
    “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”