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Chapter 13

 

13:1 Then Tobit wrote a prayer of
rejoicing, and said,

 

Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and
blessed be his kingdom. 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. 3
Confess him before the Gentiles, ye children of Israel: for he hath scattered
us among them. 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. 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.

 

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?

 

7 I will extol my God, and my soul shall
praise the King of heaven, and shall rejoice in his greatness. 8 Let all men
speak, and let all praise him for his righteousness.

 

9 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. 10 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.

 

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

 

15 Let my soul bless God the great King. 16
For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds, and precious
stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold. 17 And the streets
of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stones of Ophir. 18
And all her streets shall say, Alleluia; and they shall praise him, saying,
Blessed be God, which hath extolled it for ever.