and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;

and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have the charge of the king's business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

And Esther said, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow as the king hath said.

Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow also am I invited by her together with the king.

Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.

And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

let royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown royal is set:

and let the apparel and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man therewith whom the king delighteth to honor, and cause him to ride on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor.

Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces:

Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.

Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.

Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

I loathe my life ; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.

How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:

Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.

Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.

Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.

Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me.

Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting -place.

Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

Ye say , God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me'so long as I live.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.

Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good.

For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.

Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.

But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah

And let the congregation of the peoples compass thee about; And over them return thou on high.

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

Arise, O Jehovah; let not man prevail: Let the nations be judged in thy sight.

Put them in fear, O Jehovah: Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous'sins ; Let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be clear from great transgression.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Save, Jehovah: Let the King answer us when we call.

Commit thyself unto Jehovah; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.

Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.

In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.

Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.

For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.

Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.

Oh magnify Jehovah with me, And let us exalt his name together.

Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.

Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.

Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.

Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.

Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.

Let mount Zion be glad, Let the daughters of Judah rejoice, Because of thy judgments.

Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth.

Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away, Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.