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Apoteichisis

The Old Testament

Tobit 13

ΤΩΒΙΤ · 13

Brenton 13:1

Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said, Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and blessed be his kingdom.

Brenton 13:2

For he doth scourge, and hath mercy: he leadeth down to hell, and bringeth up again: neither is there any that can avoid his hand.

Brenton 13:3

Confess him before the Gentiles, ye children of Israel: for he hath scattered us among them.

Brenton 13:4

There declare his greatness, and extol him before all the living: for he is our Lord, and he is the God our Father for ever.

Brenton 13:5

And he will scourge us for our iniquities, and will have mercy again, and will gather us out of all nations, among whom he hath scattered us.

Brenton 13:6

If ye turn to him with your whole heart, and with your whole mind, and deal uprightly before him, then will he turn unto you, and will not hide his face from you. Therefore see what he will do with you, and confess him with your whole mouth, and praise the Lord of might, and extol the everlasting King. In the land of my captivity do I praise him, and declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation. O ye sinners, turn and do justice before him: who can tell if he will accept you, and have mercy on you?

Brenton 13:7

I will extol my God, and my soul shall praise the King of heaven, and shall rejoice in his greatness.

Brenton 13:7a

Let all men speak, and let all praise him for his righteousness.

Brenton 13:7b

O Jerusalem, the holy city, he will scourge thee for thy children's works, and will have mercy again on the sons of the righteous.

Brenton 13:7c

Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: and praise the everlasting King, that his tabernacle may be builded in thee again with joy, and let him make joyful there in thee those that are captives, and love in thee for ever those that are miserable.

Brenton 13:11

Many nations shall come from far to the name of the Lord God with gifts in their hands, even gifts to the King of heaven; all generations shall praise thee with great joy.

Brenton 13:12

Cursed are all they which hate thee, and blessed shall all be which love thee for ever.

Brenton 13:13

Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just: for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just.

Brenton 13:14

O blessed are they which love thee, for they shall rejoice in thy peace: blessed are they which have been sorrowful for all thy scourges; for they shall rejoice for thee, when they have seen all thy glory, and shall be glad for ever.

Brenton 13:15

Let my soul bless God the great King.

Brenton 13:16

For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphire, and emerald, and precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold.

Brenton 13:17

And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stone of Ophir.

Brenton 13:18

And all her streets shall say, Alleluia; and they shall praise him, saying, Blessed be God, which hath extolled it for ever.

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