In the twelfth month, that [is] the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, on which the edict of the king arrived and his law was enacted, on the day in which the enemies of the Jews had hoped to gain power over them but was overturned, [and] the Jews gained power against their enemies,

For now I would lie down, and I would be at peace; I would be asleep; then {I would be at rest}

"{Therefore} be prepared, turn to me, and I surely will not lie to your face.

When I lie down, I say, 'When shall I rise?' But [the] night is long, and I have my fill of tossing until dawn.

And why do you not pardon my transgression and take away my guilt? For now I shall lie in the dust, and you will seek me, but {I will be no more}."

If I wash myself with soap, and I cleanse my hands with lye,

There is no arbiter between us [that] he might lay his hand on both of us.

And you will lie down, and {no one will make you afraid}; {and many will entreat your favor}.

Please lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who [is] he [who] will give security for my hand?

His bones were full of his vigor, but it will lie down with him on [the] dust.

They lie down together in [the] dust, and maggots cover them.

I would lay [my] case {before him}, and I would fill my mouth [with] arguments

They are exalted a little while, then {they are gone}. And they are brought low; they are cut off like all [others], and like [the] heads of grain they wither away.

Should I lie concerning my justice? [Though I am] without transgression, my wound caused by an arrow is incurable.'

when they are crouched in the dens, [when] they lie in the thicket in an ambush?

"Look, I am insignificant. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

Lay your hands on it; think about [the] battle--you will not do [it] again!

Instead, in the law of Yahweh [is] his delight, and on his law he meditates day and night.

I lay down and slept; I woke up because Yahweh sustains me.

In peace I will lie down and sleep {at once}, for you alone, O Yahweh, make me dwell safely.

let the enemy of my soul pursue, and overtake and trample my life into the ground, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah

The law of Yahweh [is] perfect, reviving life. The testimony of Yahweh [is] firm, making wise [the] simple.

In grassy pastures he makes me lie down; by quiet waters he leads me.

The law of his God [is] in his heart. His steps will not slip.

Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.

Blessed [is] the man who makes Yahweh his trust and does not turn to [the] proud and [to those who] fall away [to] a lie.

'I delight to do your will, O my God, and your law [is] {deep within me}.'"

both low and high, rich and poor together.

You love evil more than good, a lie more than speaking {what is right}. Selah

They attack, they hide, they watch my {steps}, as they [lie in] wait for my life.

My soul [is] among lions. I lie down [among those who] devour-- the children of humankind whose teeth [are] spears and arrows and whose tongues [are] sharp swords.

For look, they lie in wait for my life. The mighty attack against me, not [because of] my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.

Only a vapor [are] men of low degree, a deception [are] men of high degree. {Weighed} in a balance, together they [are lighter] than a vapor.

Though you [men] lie down between the sheepfolds, [you will be like the] wings of a dove covered in silver and its pinions in yellow gold."

rather God [is the] judge; one he brings low, and another he lifts up.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach to their children,

They did not keep the covenant of God and refused to go in his law.

Do not remember against us former iniquities; let your mercies meet us quickly because we are brought very low.

Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, near your altars, O Yahweh [of] hosts, my king and my God.

If his sons forsake my law and do not walk in my judgments,

Once I have sworn by my holiness, 'I will surely not lie to David,

Blessed [is] the man, O Yah, whom you instruct and teach from your law,

I lie awake and I am like a lone bird on a roof.

[When] the sun rises, they gather together and lie down in their dens.

Many times he delivered them, but they rebelled in their counsel, and were brought low by their iniquity.

Yahweh watches over [the] simple. I was brought low, but he gave me victory.

Blessed [are those whose] way is blameless, who walk in the law of Yahweh.

Uncover my eyes, that I may look at wonderful things from your law.

Remove from me [the] deceptive way, and graciously give me your law.

Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and heed it with [my] whole heart.

So I will heed your law continually, forever and ever.

[The] arrogant utterly deride me; I have not turned aside from your law.

Rage seizes me because of [the] wicked, those who forsake your law.

I remember your name in the night, O Yahweh, and I heed your law.

[The] cords of [the] wicked surround me, [but] I do not forget your law.

Their heart [is] insensitive like fat; As for me, I take delight in your law.

The law of your mouth [is] better to me than thousands of gold and silver [coins].

Let your mercies come [to] me, that I may live, for your law [is] my delight.

[The] arrogant have dug pits for me, which [is] not according to your law.

Unless your law [had been] my delight, then I would have perished in my misery.

For me [the] wicked [lie in] wait to destroy me. I give attention to your testimonies.

How I love your law! The whole day it [is] my meditation.

My life [is] {in danger} continually, yet I do not forget your law.

I hate {the double-minded}, but I love your law.

[It is] time for Yahweh to act, [for] they have broken your law.

Streams of water flow down [from] my eyes, because [people] do not heed your law.

Your righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and your law [is] truth.

[Those who] pursue a [wicked] purpose draw near; they are far from your law.

See my misery and rescue me, for I do not forget your law.

I hate and abhor falsehood; I love your law.

Great peace [is] for those who love your law, and they do not have a cause for stumbling.

I long for your salvation, O Yahweh, and your law [is] my delight.

Who remembered us in our low estate, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

Remember, O Yahweh, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem, the ones who said, "Lay [it] bare! Lay [it] bare to its foundation!"

But my eyes [are] toward you, O Yahweh, my Lord; I have taken refuge in you. Do not lay bare my soul.

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.

If they say, "Come with us! We shall lie in wait for blood; we shall ambush the innocent without cause.

They lie in wait for their [own] blood. They ambush their [own] lives.

If you sit down, you will not panic, and [if] you lie down, then your sleep shall be sweet.

How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep?

{When you walk}, she will lead you, {When you lie down}, she will watch over you, and [when] you awake, she will converse [with] you.

For many slain she has laid low, and countless [are] all of her killings.

Lay aside simplicity and live; walk in the way of understanding."

Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but [to] the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.

A faithful witness does not lie, but he who breathes out falsehood is a witness of deceit.

Do not lie in wait [like] an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence [to] his dwelling place.

The fear of a person will lay a snare, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.

Also if two lie together, {they can keep each other warm}. But how can one person be warm?

When the doors on the street are shut, when the sound of the grinding mill is low; one rises up to the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low.

Tell me, [you] whom my {heart} loves, where do you pasture your flock, where do your sheep lie down at the noon? {For why should I be like} one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?

I say, "I will climb up the palm tree; I will lay hold of its fruit clusters." Let your breasts [be pleasing] like clusters of the vine and the scent of your breath like the apples.

And I will turn my hand against you; I will purify your dross like lye, and I will remove all [of] your tin.

The {haughty eyes} of humanity will be brought low, and the pride of everyone will be humbled, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.

And the haughtiness of the people shall be humbled, and the pride of everyone shall be brought low, and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day.

the Lord will make the heads of the daughters of Zion scabby, and Yahweh will lay their foreheads bare."

And humankind is bowed down, and man is brought low, and [the] eyes of [the] haughty are humiliated.

Then I said, "Until when, Lord?" And he said, "Until [the] cities lie wasted without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is ruined [and] a waste,

"Let us go up against Judah and let us tear her apart, {and let us lay it open and so bring it unto ourselves}, and let us install the son of Tabeel [as] king in her midst."

Look! The Lord Yahweh of hosts is about to lop off [the] branches with great power, and {the towering trees} will be felled, and the {tall trees} will be brought low.

And a wolf shall {stay} with a lamb, and a leopard shall lie down with a kid, and a calf and a lion and a fatling together {as a small boy leads} them.