Tobit:13

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* Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing , and said , Blessed be God that liveth for ever , and blessed be his kingdom . * 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 . * Confess him before the Gentiles , ye children of Israel : for he hath scattered us among them . * 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 . * 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 . * 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 ? * I will extol my God , and my soul shall praise the King of heaven , and shall rejoice in his greatness . * Let all men speak , and let all praise him for his righteousness . * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * Cursed are all they which hate thee , and blessed shall all be which love thee for ever . * Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just : for they shall be gathered together , and shall bless the Lord of the just . * 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 . * Let my soul bless God the great King . * For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds , and precious stone : thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold . * And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stones of Ophir . * 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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