15 But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman [a]despairing in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I (A)have poured out my soul before the Lord.

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:15 Lit hard

15 “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled.(A) I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring(B) out my soul to the Lord.

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I remember these things and (A)pour out my soul within me.
For I (B)used to go over with the multitude and walk them to the house of God,
With a voice of (C)joy and thanksgiving, a multitude celebrating a festival.

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These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:(A)
how I used to go to the house of God(B)
    under the protection of the Mighty One[a]
with shouts of joy(C) and praise(D)
    among the festive throng.(E)

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  1. Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

19 Arise, whimper in the (A)night
At the beginning of the night watches;
(B)Pour out your heart like water
Before the presence of the Lord;
Raise your hands to Him
For the (C)life of your little ones
Who (D)languish because of hunger
At the head of every street.

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19 Arise, cry out in the night,
    as the watches of the night begin;
pour out your heart(A) like water
    in the presence of the Lord.(B)
Lift up your hands(C) to him
    for the lives of your children,
who faint(D) from hunger
    at every street corner.

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