1 Samuel 1:27
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27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me the petition that I made to him.(A)
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1 John 5:15
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15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.
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1 Samuel 1:11-13
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11 She made this vow: “O Lord of hosts, if only you will look on the misery of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant but will give to your servant a male child, then I will set him before you as a nazirite until the day of his death. He shall drink neither wine nor intoxicants,[a] and no razor shall touch his head.”(A)
12 As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying silently; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; therefore Eli thought she was drunk.(B)
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- 1.11 Cn Compare Gk Q ms: MT child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life
Matthew 7:7
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Ask, Search, Knock
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.(A)
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Psalm 118:5
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5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.(A)
Psalm 116:1-5
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Psalm 116
Thanksgiving for Recovery from Illness
1 I love the Lord because he has heard
my voice and my supplications.(A)
2 Because he inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.(B)
3 The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.(C)
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord,
“O Lord, I pray, save my life!”
5 Gracious is the Lord and righteous;
our God is merciful.(D)
Psalm 66:19-20
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19 But truly God has listened;
he has heard the words of my prayer.(A)
20 Blessed be God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me.(B)
Psalm 6:9
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9 The Lord has heard my supplication;
the Lord accepts my prayer.(A)
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