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Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.
Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
