אַנְתָּה

The king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of heart.” Then I was very much afraid.

Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Then they said, “We will restore them, and will require nothing of them. We will do so, even as you say.” Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.

in which was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel. Because of that, you are building the wall. You would be their king, according to these words.

in which was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel. Because of that, you are building the wall. You would be their king, according to these words.

in which was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel. Because of that, you are building the wall. You would be their king, according to these words.

Then I sent to him, saying, “There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart.”

Then I sent to him, saying, “There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart.”

You are Yahweh, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.

You are Yahweh, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.

You are Yahweh, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.

You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, gave him the name of Abraham,

and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.

yet you in your manifold mercies didn’t forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud didn’t depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither did the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go.

Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hands of their adversaries.

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,

“Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.

However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly.

Then the king’s servants, who were in the king’s gate, said to Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king’s commandment?”

Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Look at this. We have searched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”

If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.

If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.

“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.

for you will forget your misery. You will remember it like waters that have passed away.

Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

if I have said to corruption, ‘You are my father;’ to the worm, ‘My mother,’ and ‘My sister,’

If not, listen to me. Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?

Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.

I will tell of the decree: Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety.

For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can’t live with you.

For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.

But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.