I Samuel 3:9
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“Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”
I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
“Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”