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But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore you left them in the hands of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to your mercies,

Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that the Jews should be ready for that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king’s commandment and his decree came near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it was turned out the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),

The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they wanted to those who hated them.

The other Jews who were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, defended their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them; but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.

as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy.

Why do you hide your face, and consider me your enemy?

“Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.

Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.

But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

Arise, Yahweh! Save me, my God! For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. You have broken the teeth of the wicked.

May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed. They shall turn back, they shall be disgraced suddenly.

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

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.

The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him;” lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.

to the/ choirmaster of/ the servant of Yahweh of/ David who he spoke to/ Yahweh obj. the words of the/ song the/ this on/ the day when he delivered Yahweh obj./ him from/ the hand of all enemies/ his and/ from/ the hand of Saul

I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. I won’t turn away until they are consumed.

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.

Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred.

When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.

My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.

But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.

Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.