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And open the mouths of the heathen to set forth the praises of the idols, and to magnify a
fleshly king for ever.
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O Lord, give not thy sceptre unto them that be nothing, and let them not laugh at our fall; but
turn their device upon themselves, and make him an example, that hath begun this against us.
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Remember, O Lord, make thyself known in time of our affliction, and give me boldness, O
King of the nations, and Lord of all power.
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Give me eloquent speech in my mouth before the lion: turn his heart to hate him that fighteth
against us, that there may be an end of him, and of all that are likeminded to him:
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But deliver us with thine hand, and help me that am desolate, and which have no other help
but thee.
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Thou knowest all things, O Lord; thou knowest that I hate the glory of the unrighteous, and
abhor the bed of the uncircumcised, and of all the heathen.
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Thou knowest my necessity: for I abhor the sign of my high estate, which is upon mine head
in the days wherein I shew myself, and that I abhor it as a menstruous rag, and that I wear it not
when I am private by myself.
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And that thine handmaid hath not eaten at Aman's table, and that I have not greatly esteemed
the king's feast, nor drunk the wine of the drink offerings.
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Neither had thine handmaid any joy since the day that I was brought hither to this present,
but in thee, O Lord God of Abraham.
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O thou mighty God above all, hear the voice of the forlorn and deliver us out of the hands of
the mischievous, and deliver me out of my fear.
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And upon the third day, when she had ended her prayers, she laid away her mourning garments,
and put on her glorious apparel.
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And being gloriously adorned, after she had called upon God, who is the beholder and saviour
of all things, she took two maids with her:
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And upon the one she leaned, as carrying herself daintily;
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And the other followed, bearing up her train.
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And she was ruddy through the perfection of her beauty, and her countenance was cheerful
and very amiable: but her heart was in anguish for fear.
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Then having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king, who sat upon his royal
throne, and was clothed with all his robes of majesty, all glittering with gold and precious stones;
and he was very dreadful.
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Then lifting up his countenance that shone with majesty, he looked very fiercely upon her:
and the queen fell down, and was pale, and fainted, and bowed herself upon the head of the maid
that went before her.
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