And now, our God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful God, who keeps covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble that has come upon us, on our kings, on our rulers, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all Your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day, seem little before You.

If it please the king, let there be a royal command from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it may not be changed, that Vashti come no more before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal state to another who is better than she is.

And the king's servants who served him said, Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.

And let the king choose officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, so that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, to the hand of Hegai the king's eunuch, keeper of the women. And let their ointments be given.

And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king, and he did so.

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

And Esther answered, If it is good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet which I have prepared for him.

if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet which I shall prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.

And Haman said, Yes, Esther the queen let no man but me come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared. And also tomorrow I am invited to her banquet, with the king.

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

let the royal clothing be brought, which the king wears, and the horse that the king rides on, and the royal crown which is set on his head.

And let this clothing and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes so that they may dress the man whom the king delights to honor, and bring him on horseback through the streets of the city, and proclaim before him, This is what shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.

And Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.

and said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the thing is right before the king, and if I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to bring back the documents (a sly plan by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite) which he wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king's provinces.

Then Esther said, If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the wooden gallows.

Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night which said, A man-child is conceived.

Let that day be darkness. Let not God look upon it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it. Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let the blackness of the day terrify it.

As for that night, let 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 in it.

Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to stir up Leviathan.

Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it look for light, but have none. Let it not see the eyelids of the dawn.

Turn back, please let there be no sin; yea, return again, my righteousness is in this matter.

I despise them; I will not live always; let me alone, for my days are vanity.

Until when will You look away from me, nor let me alone until I swallow down my spittle?

Let Him take His rod away from me, and let not His fear make me afraid;

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

if iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;

Be quiet. Let me alone so that I may speak, and let come on me what may.

Listen carefully to my words, and let what I say be in your ears.

Withdraw Your hand far from me, and let not Your fear make me afraid.

Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and answer You me.

that you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

Let not he being deceived trust in vanity; for vanity shall be his reward.

Oh earth, do not cover my blood, and let not my cry have a place.

Listen carefully to my speech, and let this be your comfort.

I hold fast by my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart shall not shame me any of my days.

Let my enemy be like the wicked, and he who rises up against me as the perverse.

let me be weighed in an even balance so that God may know my uprightness.

then let me sow, and let another eat; and let my harvests be rooted out.

then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down on her.

then let my arm fall from the shoulder blade, and let my arm be broken from the elbow.

then let me tremble before a great multitude, and be terrified by the scorn of families; and I will be silent and not go out the door.

Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold my mark. Let the Almighty answer me, and my Accuser write an indictment.

let thorns come forth instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good.

For she leaves her eggs to the earth, and lets them warm in the dust,

Shall a reprover contend with the Almighty? He who reproves God, let him answer it.

Let us break their bands in two and cast away their cords from us.

Hold them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them always shout for joy, because You defend them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You.

Let all my enemies be ashamed and exceedingly troubled; let them turn back and be ashamed in a moment.

let the enemy persecute my soul and take it; yea, let him trample down my life on the earth and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.

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

Arise, O Jehovah; let not man be strong. Let the nations be judged in Your sight.

Put them in fear, O Jehovah, let the nations know they are but men. Selah.

The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined.

Let my judgment go out from Your presence; let Your eyes behold uprightly.

Jehovah lives; and blessed be my rock, and let the God of my salvation be praised.

and keep Your servant back from presumptuous sins; do not let them rule over me; then I shall be upright, and I shall be innocent of great transgression.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Jehovah, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Save, O Jehovah; let the King hear us when we call.

He trusted on Jehovah; let Him deliver Him; let Him rescue Him, since He delights in Him!

O my God, I trust in You; do not let me be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me.

Yea, let none who wait on You be ashamed; let them be ashamed who sin without cause.

Keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.

Let purity and uprightness keep me; for I wait on You.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In You, O Jehovah, I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness.

Let me not be ashamed, O Jehovah; for I have called on You; Let the wicked be ashamed; let them be silent in the grave.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; the lips which speak proudly against the righteous, with pride and scorn.

For this let every godly one pray to You, in a time when You may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near him.

Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the people of the world stand in awe of Him.

Let Your mercy, O Jehovah, be on us, according as we hope in You.

O magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt His name together.

Let them be humbled and put to shame, those who seek after my soul; let them be turned back and be brought to blushing, those who plot evil to me.

Let them be as chaff before the wind; and let the Angel of Jehovah drive them away.

Let their way be dark and slippery; and let the Angel of Jehovah pursue them.

Let destruction come upon him, he will not know; and let his net which he has concealed catch him, let him fall in it, into destruction.

Let not those who are my lying enemies rejoice over me, those who hate me without cause wink with the eye.

Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to Your righteousness; and do not let them rejoice over me.

Let them not say in their hearts, Aha! Our Soul! Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor together, those who magnify themselves over me.

Let those who delight in my justification shout and rejoice; and they shall say without ceasing, The Lord be magnified, delighting in the peace of His servant.

Do not let the foot of pride come against me, and do not let the hand of the wicked move me.

Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; let Your loving-kindness and Your truth always watch over me.

Let them be ashamed and humbled together, those who seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame, those who wish me evil.

Let them be desolate as a reward for their shame, those who say to me, Aha, aha!

Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You, and the ones loving your salvation always say, Let Jehovah be magnified.

Oh send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill, and to Your tabernacles.

Let its waters roar and foam; let the mountains shake with the swelling of it. Selah.

According to Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness; let mount Zion rejoice!

Let the daughters of Judah shout for joy because of Your judgments!

Let desolation take hold on them, and let them go down alive into hell; for evils are among them in their dwellings.

Be praised above the heavens, O God; let Your glory be above all the earth.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let Your glory be above all the earth.

Let them melt away like waters; they run off to them; he bends his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

Let them be as a snail goes into melting; as a miscarriage of a woman, they do not see the sun.

O my Strength, let me look to You, for God is my strong tower.

The God of my mercy shall go before me; God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.

For the sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, even let them be taken in their pride; and for cursing and the lying which they speak.