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Rather, I did this to avoid setting the honor of any human being above God's honor. I won't bow down before anyone except you, my Lord. Nor will I do these things out of pride.
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“You know all things. You know, Lord, that it wasn't out of disrespect, pride, or self-importance that I didn't bow down before proud Haman.
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To save Israel, I would have been glad to kiss the soles of his feet.
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Rather, I did this to avoid setting the honor of any human being above God's honor. I won't bow down before anyone except you, my Lord. Nor will I do these things out of pride.
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"Now, Lord God, King, God of Abraham, spare your people, because the enemy seeks our ruin. They desire to destroy what has been your possession from the beginning.
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Don't neglect your people, whom you delivered out of Egypt.