Esther 14:3
She gently leaned on one of them for support.
Radiant in appearance after calling upon the all-seeing God and Savior, she took her two maids with her.
Esther Before Ahasuerus Ending her prayer on the third day, Esther removed her penitential garments and donned her royal attire.
O God, more powerful than all, hear the voice of those in despair; save us from the evil man’s power, and deliver me from my fear.”
Neither has your handmaid found pleasure from the day of her promotion till now except in you, Lord God of Abraham.
Your handmaid has never eaten at Haman’s table, enjoyed royal banquets, or drunk the wine offered to their gods.
You know I am here under constraint, and I loathe the diadem about my brow when I appear in public; it is a filthy rag, and I hate it and do not wear it in private.
You know everything; you know how I hate honor if from the impious; how I loathe the bed of the uncircumcised and any foreigner.
Make my words persuasive when I face the lion; turn his heart against our enemy, that the latter and his like may be brought to their end.