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When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.

And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.

When Esther’s words were relayed to Mordecai,

And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

…when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.

…who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave?

I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.

In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.

You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.

When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.

When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.

When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,

When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.

When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?

When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.

…to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.

For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.

Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me.

When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.

When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.

For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?

When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.

When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.

When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?

He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,

…when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,

“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,

…when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

…when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,

…when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,

…when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,

…when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.

Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.

But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,

…what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?

…what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?

If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—

But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.

In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,

But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,

Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed Him? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.

How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,

The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.

Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.

Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.

You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,

Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean.

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,

…when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,

…when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,

…when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?

…when the dust hardens into a mass and the clods of earth stick together?

…when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?

Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?

“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?

Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.

Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.

When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing.

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.

Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.

You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.

When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.

…lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes rejoice when I fall.

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

Hear, O LORD, my voice when I call; be merciful and answer me.

Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.

Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.