<p class="bodytext">When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he<n id="1" /> was filled with rage.

So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king&#8217;s rage then abated.p>

<p class="poetry">For the arrows<n id="1" /> of the Almighty<n id="2" /> are within me;p> <p class="poetry">my spirit<n id="3" /> drinks their poison;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">God&#8217;s sudden terrors<n id="5" /> are arrayed<n id="6" /> against me.p>

<p class="poetry">Fear the sword yourselves,p> <p class="poetry">for wrath<n id="1" /> brings the punishment<n id="2" /> by the sword,p> <p class="poetry">so that you may knowp> <p class="poetry">that there is judgment.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Be careful that<n id="1" /> no one entices you with riches;p> <p class="poetry">do not let a large bribe<n id="2" /> turn you aside.p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm of David, written to get God&#8217;s attention.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger!p> <p class="poetry">Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">How long, O <sc>Lordsc>, will this last?p> <p class="poetry">Will you remain hidden forever?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Will your anger continue to burn like fire?p>

<p class="poetry">He threatened<n id="1" /> to destroy them,p> <p class="poetry">but<n id="2" /> Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and turned back his destructive anger.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Their tongues wound like a serpent;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">a viper&#8217;s<n id="2" /> venom is behind<n id="3" /> their lips. (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Do not make friends with an angry person,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and do not associate with a wrathful person,p>

<p class="poetry">I am not angry.p> <p class="poetry">I wish I could confront some thorns and briers!p> <p class="poetry">Then I would march against them<n id="1" /> for battle;p> <p class="poetry">I would set them<n id="2" /> all on fire,p>

<p class="poetry">He repays them for what they have done,p> <p class="poetry">dispensing angry judgment to his adversariesp> <p class="poetry">and punishing his enemies.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He repays the coastlands.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I looked, but there was no one to help;p> <p class="poetry">I was shocked because there was no one offering support.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">So my right arm accomplished deliverance;p> <p class="poetry">my raging anger drove me on.<n id="2" />p>

In anger, in fury, and in wrath I myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength!<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">But just watch!<n id="1" /> The wrath of the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">will come like a storm!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Like a raging storm it will rage down<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">on the heads of those who are wicked.p>

<p class="poetry">Just watch! The wrath of the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">will come like a storm.p> <p class="poetry">Like a raging storm it will rage downp> <p class="poetry">on the heads of those who are wicked.p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1499; (<i>Kafi>)p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> fully vented<n id="1" /> his wrath;p> <p class="poetry">he poured out his fierce anger.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He started a fire in Zion;p> <p class="poetry">it consumed her foundations.<n id="3" />p>

A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly,<n id="1" /> my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the <sc>Lordsc> rested powerfully<n id="2" /> on me.

I will punish you as an adulteress and murderer deserves.<n id="1" /> I will avenge your bloody deeds with furious rage.<n id="2" />

I will exhaust my rage on you, and then my fury will turn from you. I will calm down and no longer be angry.p>