How long, O Lord? How long will the wicked be allowed to gloat?
So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
Esther replied, “This wicked Haman is our adversary and our enemy.” Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen.
the triumph of the wicked has been short lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?
For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?
They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others.
O Lord, how long will you be angry with us? Forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, how long will you be angry with our prayers?
O Lord, how long will this go on? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?
“Now, O sword of the Lord, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your sheath; rest and be still.
How long, O Lord, must I call for help? But you do not listen! “Violence is everywhere!” I cry, but you do not come to save.
They shouted to the Lord and said, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?”