<p class="poetry">How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">whose hope is in the <sc>Lordsc> his God,p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">In the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), on its thirteenth day, the edict of the king and his law were to be executed. It was on this day that the enemies of the Jews had supposed that they would gain power over them. But contrary to expectations, the Jews gained power over their enemies.