Then Esther spoke to the king again and fell at his feet. She wept and pleaded with him for mercy to overturn the evil plan devised by Haman the Agagite and his plot against the Jewish people.

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, when the king's order and edict was about to be carried out, on the day when the enemies of the Jewish people expected to prevail over them, things were turned around so that the Jewish people themselves prevailed over those who hated them.

Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority confirming this second letter about Purim.

Now as to all the powerful and great deeds of Ahasuerus, along with an exact statement about the high position of Mordecai to which the king promoted him, these things are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia, are they not?

Let that day be dark; let God above not care about it; let no light shine over it.

Why haven't you pardoned my transgression and taken away my iniquity? Now I'm about to lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I won't be around!"

"I am disgusted with living, so I'm going to talk about my complaint freely. I'll speak out from the bitterness of my soul.

The carefree are thinking, "I have contempt for misfortune,' Those who are about to stumble deserve it.

Why do you speak falsely on God's behalf and speak deceitfully about him?

He will live in devastated towns, in abandoned houses that are about to become heaps of rubble.

They have transformed night into day "The light,' they say, "is about to become dark.'

"When you're thinking about asking yourselves, "How will we pursue him, since the root of the problem is with him?'

"It will come about that, when he has filled himself to the full, God will vent his burning anger on him; he will pour it out on him and on his body.

When I think about this, I'm petrified with terror and my body shudders uncontrollably."

They release their children to play like sheep; their young ones dance about,

That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him.

"I'll teach you about the power of God, that which is with the Almighty I won't conceal.

Abaddon and death said, "We did hear a rumor about it.'

Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy.

you carried me off in a wind storm, making me ride on it while you toss me about as the storm roars around me.

I know that you're about to kill me, so I'm about to go to the house that's appointed for all the living."

Haven't I wept for the one who is going through hard times? Haven't I grieved for the needy?

if I've observed someone who is about to die for lack of clothes or if I have no clothing to give to the poor,

"If my land were to cry out against me or if all its furrows wept as one,

My insides feel like unvented wine, like it's about to burst like a new wineskin.

since I don't know the first thing about how to flatter; and the one who made me would sweep me away as if I were nothing."

"You aren't right about this; My response is that God is greater than human beings.

Remember to magnify his awesome activities, about which mortal man has sung.

"Now I'll conclude with this: my heart is trembling violently; it feels like it's about to leap from my body!

It whirls about in circles at his direction to accomplish all that he commands throughout the surface of the entire world,

"Who is this who keeps darkening my counsel without knowing what he's talking about?

"Have you been to the source of the sea and walked about in the recesses of the deepest ocean?

When he rears up, the mighty are terrified; they are bewildered as he thrashes about.

You asked, "Who is this that darkens counsel without knowledge?' Well now, I have talked about what I don't understand awesome things beyond me that I don't know.

After these words had been spoken by the LORD to Job, the LORD spoke to Eliphaz from Teman: "My anger is burning against you along with your two friends, since you haven't spoken correctly about me, as did my servant Job.

So take seven bulls and seven rams and bring them to my servant Job. And bring a whole burnt offering for yourselves and my servant Job will pray for you. I'll encourage him by not responding as your disgraceful folly deserves, since you didn't speak about me correctly as did my servant Job."

Many are saying about me, "God will never deliver him!"

Be angry, yet do not sin. Think about this when upon your beds, and be silent. Interlude

For you have brought about justice for me and my cause; you sit on the throne judging righteously.

For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD.

All the prosperous people will eat and bow down in submission. All those who are about to go down to the grave will bow down in submission, along with the one who can no longer keep himself alive.

Our descendants will serve him, and that generation will be told about the Lord.

When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away by my groaning all day long.

My soul will glorify the LORD; the humble will hear about it and rejoice.

False witnesses stepped forward and questioned me concerning things about which I knew nothing.

I paced about as for my friend or my brother, and fell down mourning as one weeps for one's mother.

An oracle that came to me about the transgressions of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

I am bent over and walk about greatly bowed down; all day long I go around mourning.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning.

My heart within me became incensed; as I thought about it, the fire burned. Then I spoke out:

Then I said, "Here I am! I have come! In the scroll of the book it is written about me.

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think about me. You are my help and deliverer. My God, do not tarry too long! To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

The one who comes to visit me speaks lies; in his heart he thinks slanderous things about me and goes around spreading them.

God, we heard it with our ears; our ancestors told us about what you did in their day a long time ago.

Take note of her ramparts; investigate her citadels; that you may speak about them to the next generation.

My mouth will speak wisely, and I will understand what I think about.

those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?

As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!

Then I will teach transgressors about your ways, and sinners will turn to you.

Deliver me from the guilt of shedding blood, God, God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing about your righteousness.

Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. To the Director: A Davidic instruction about Doeg, the Edomite, when he went to Saul and told him, "David went to the house of Abimelech."

But I will sing of your power and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love. For you have been a fortress for me; and a refuge when I am distressed.

My Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Lily of The Covenant," for teaching about his battle with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, when Joab returned and attacked 12,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley.

Sing praise about the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious.

For they persecute those whom you have struck, and they brag about the pain of those you have wounded.

Moreover, my tongue will speak all day about your justice; for those who seek my destruction will be utterly humiliated. Solomonic

They choose to speak against heaven; while they talk about things on earth.

As for me, how good for me it is that God is near! I have made the Lord GOD my refuge so I can tell about all your deeds. An instruction of Asaph

They neither know nor understand; they walk about in the dark while all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Interlude

Indeed, about Zion it will be said: "More than one person was born in it," and "The Most High himself did it."

I will sing forever about the gracious love of the LORD; from generation to generation I will declare your faithfulness with my mouth.

When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it.

I will sing about gracious love and justice; LORD, I will sing praise to you.

I will not even think about doing anything lawless; I hate to do evil deeds; I will have none of it.

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, eliminating everyone who practices iniquity from the LORD's city. A prayer by the afflicted man who is overwhelmed and talks about his troubles with the LORD.

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and talk about his works with shouts of joy.

I have spoken with my lips about all your decrees that you have announced.

Though nobles take their seat and gossip about me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

I have talked about my ways, and you have answered me; Teach me your statutes.

Teach me, LORD, about the way of your statutes, and I will observe them without fail.

I discovered long ago about your decrees that you have confirmed them forever. Resh

May my tongue sing about your promise, for all of your commands are right.

We heard about it in Ephrata; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!"

They will sing about the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of the LORD!

May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!

I look to my right and observe no one is concerned about me. There is nowhere I can go for refuge, and no one cares for me.

I remember the former times, meditating on everything you have done. I think about the work of your hands.

LORD, what are human beings, that you should care about them, or mortal man, that you should think about him?

I will speak about the glorious splendor of your majesty as well as your awesome actions.

People will speak about the might of your great deeds, and I will announce your greatness.

They will extol the fame of your abundant goodness, and will sing out loud about your righteousness.

They will speak about the glory of your kingdom, and they will talk about your might,

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your authority endures from one generation to another. God is faithful about everything he says and merciful in everything he does.

You aren't thinking about where her life is headed; her steps wander, but you do not realize it.

What the wicked fears will come about, but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker, and whoever is happy about disaster will not go unpunished.

It is a trap for a person to declare quickly, "This is sacred," and only later to have second thoughts about the vows.

The wicked man puts up a bold appearance, but the upright thinks about what he is doing.