For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation.

His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

“Behold you have admonished many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.

“You will know also that your descendants will be many,
And your offspring as the grass of the earth.

“You would lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would entreat your favor.

“How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.

“I have heard many such things;
Sorry comforters are you all.

“For He performs what is appointed for me,
And many such decrees are with Him.

“Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword;
And his descendants will not be satisfied with bread.

“If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him?
And if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him?

“Will he make many supplications to you,
Or will he speak to you soft words?

A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
O Lord, how my adversaries have increased!
Many are rising up against me.

Many are saying of my soul,
“There is no deliverance for him in God.” Selah.

Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!

He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.

Many bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

Look upon my enemies, for they are many,
And they hate me with violent hatred.

The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
The God of glory thunders,
The Lord is over many waters.

For I have heard the slander of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they took counsel together against me,
They schemed to take away my life.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.

But my enemies are vigorous and strong,
And many are those who hate me wrongfully.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done,
And Your thoughts toward us;
There is none to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They would be too numerous to count.

He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me,
For they are many who strive with me.

My foes have trampled upon me all day long,
For they are many who fight proudly against me.

You will prolong the king’s life;
His years will be as many generations.

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain which God has desired for His abode?
Surely the Lord will dwell there forever.

I have become a marvel to many,
For You are my strong refuge.

You who have shown me many troubles and distresses
Will revive me again,
And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants;
How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,

More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord on high is mighty.

The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;
Let the many islands be glad.

O Lord, how many are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your possessions.

Many times He would deliver them;
They, however, were rebellious in their counsel,
And so sank down in their iniquity.

With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the Lord;
And in the midst of many I will praise Him.

How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.

A Song of Ascents.
“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up,”
Let Israel now say,

“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.

He smote many nations
And slew mighty kings,

Hear, my son, and accept my sayings
And the years of your life will be many.

He will not accept any ransom,
Nor will he be satisfied though you give many gifts.

With her many persuasions she entices him;
With her flattering lips she seduces him.

For many are the victims she has cast down,
And numerous are all her slain.

When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.

The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of understanding.

The poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

Without consultation, plans are frustrated,
But with many counselors they succeed.

A man of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.

Many will seek the favor of a generous man,
And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.

Many plans are in a man’s heart,
But the counsel of the Lord will stand.

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?

By the transgression of a land many are its princes,
But by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.

He who gives to the poor will never want,
But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.

Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.

“Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all.”

Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male and female singers and the pleasures of men—many concubines.

For the dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words.

For in many dreams and in many words there is emptiness. Rather, fear God.

If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, “Better the miscarriage than he,

For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?

For you also have realized that you likewise have many times cursed others.

Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.”

folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.

Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.

In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.

But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.

“Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor will rivers overflow it;
If a man were to give all the riches of his house for love,
It would be utterly despised.”

And many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
That He may teach us concerning His ways
And that we may walk in His paths.”
For the law will go forth from Zion
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

And He will judge between the nations,
And will render decisions for many peoples;
And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not lift up sword against nation,
And never again will they learn war.

In my ears the Lord of hosts has sworn, “Surely, many houses shall become desolate,
Even great and fine ones, without occupants.

“The Lord has removed men far away,
And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.

“Many will stumble over them,
Then they will fall and be broken;
They will even be snared and caught.”

Yet it does not so intend,
Nor does it plan so in its heart,
But rather it is its purpose to destroy
And to cut off many nations.

A sound of tumult on the mountains,
Like that of many people!
A sound of the uproar of kingdoms,
Of nations gathered together!
The Lord of hosts is mustering the army for battle.

Alas, the uproar of many peoples
Who roar like the roaring of the seas,
And the rumbling of nations
Who rush on like the rumbling of mighty waters!

The nations rumble on like the rumbling of many waters,
But He will rebuke them and they will flee far away,
And be chased like chaff in the mountains before the wind,
Or like whirling dust before a gale.

And you saw that the breaches
In the wall of the city of David were many;
And you collected the waters of the lower pool.

And were on many waters.
The grain of the Nile, the harvest of the River was her revenue;
And she was the market of nations.

Take your harp, walk about the city,
O forgotten harlot;
Pluck the strings skillfully, sing many songs,
That you may be remembered.

They will be gathered together
Like prisoners in the dungeon,
And will be confined in prison;
And after many days they will be punished.

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
And rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!

“Through your servants you have reproached the Lord,
And you have said, ‘With my many chariots I came up to the heights of the mountains,
To the remotest parts of Lebanon;
And I cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypresses.
And I will go to its highest peak, its thickest forest.

You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but none hears.

“But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day:
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many sorceries,
In spite of the great power of your spells.

“Stand fast now in your spells
And in your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you may cause trembling.

“You are wearied with your many counsels;
Let now the astrologers,
Those who prophesy by the stars,
Those who predict by the new moons,
Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.

Just as many were astonished at you, My people,
So His appearance was marred more than any man
And His form more than the sons of men.

Thus He will sprinkle many nations,
Kings will shut their mouths on account of Him;
For what had not been told them they will see,
And what they had not heard they will understand.

As a result of the anguish of His soul,
He will see it and be satisfied;
By His knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will bear their iniquities.

Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
And He will divide the booty with the strong;
Because He poured out Himself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors.

Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins,
They will raise up the former devastations;
And they will repair the ruined cities,
The desolations of many generations.

For the Lord will execute judgment by fire
And by His sword on all flesh,
And those slain by the Lord will be many.

God says, “If a husband divorces his wife
And she goes from him
And belongs to another man,
Will he still return to her?
Will not that land be completely polluted?
But you are a harlot with many lovers;
Yet you turn to Me,” declares the Lord.

Therefore a lion from the forest will slay them,
A wolf of the deserts will destroy them,
A leopard is watching their cities.
Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many,
Their apostasies are numerous.