10 (A)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.

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10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;(A)
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.(B)

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12 When (A)the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
    but when (B)the wicked rise, people hide themselves.

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12 When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;(A)
    but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.(B)

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10 (A)The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
    he will (B)bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Mankind will say, “Surely there is (C)a reward for the righteous;
    surely there is a God who (D)judges on earth.”

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10 The righteous will be glad(A) when they are avenged,(B)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.(C)
11 Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;(D)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”(E)

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15 Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king (A)in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown[a] and (B)a robe of fine linen and purple, (C)and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. 16 The Jews had (D)light and gladness and joy and honor.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 8:15 Or headdress

The Triumph of the Jews

15 When Mordecai(A) left the king’s presence, he was wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold(B) and a purple robe of fine linen.(C) And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration.(D) 16 For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy,(E) gladness and honor.(F)

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31 (A)“So may all your enemies perish, O Lord!
    But your friends be (B)like the sun (C)as he rises in his might.”

(D)And the land had rest for forty years.

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31 “So may all your enemies perish,(A) Lord!
    But may all who love you be like the sun(B)
    when it rises in its strength.”(C)

Then the land had peace(D) forty years.

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28 When (A)the wicked rise, (B)people hide themselves,
    but when they perish, the righteous increase.

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28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;(A)
    but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

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23 It (A)claps its hands at him
    and (B)hisses at him from its place.

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23 It claps its hands(A) in derision
    and hisses him out of his place.”(B)

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21 And Miriam sang to them:

(A)“Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”

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21 Miriam sang(A) to them:

“Sing to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(B)
    he has hurled into the sea.”(C)

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Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard (A)what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
(B)Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
    for (C)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged (D)the great prostitute
    who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and (E)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
(F)The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”

And (G)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” And from the throne came a voice saying,

(H)“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,
(I)you who fear him,
    small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Then I heard what seemed to be (J)the voice of a great multitude, like (K)the roar of many waters and (L)like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
    the Almighty (M)reigns.
Let us rejoice and exult
    and give him the glory,
for (N)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
    and (O)his Bride has made herself ready;

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Threefold Hallelujah Over Babylon’s Fall

19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude(A) in heaven shouting:

“Hallelujah!(B)
Salvation(C) and glory and power(D) belong to our God,
    for true and just are his judgments.(E)
He has condemned the great prostitute(F)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(G)

And again they shouted:

“Hallelujah!(H)
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”(I)

The twenty-four elders(J) and the four living creatures(K) fell down(L) and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:

“Amen, Hallelujah!”(M)

Then a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,(N)
you who fear him,
    both great and small!”(O)

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,(P) like the roar of rushing waters(Q) and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:

“Hallelujah!(R)
    For our Lord God Almighty(S) reigns.(T)
Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!(U)
For the wedding of the Lamb(V) has come,
    and his bride(W) has made herself ready.

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