| Chapter 1 |
1 |
And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising God, and blessing the Lord. |
2 |
Then Azarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire said, |
3 |
Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore: |
4 |
For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us: yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy judgments truth. |
5 |
In all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgment: for according to truth and judgment didst thou bring all these things upon us because of our sins. |
6 |
For we have sinned and committed iniquity, departing from thee. |
7 |
In all things have we trespassed, and not obeyed thy commandments, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded us, that it might go well with us. |
8 |
Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment. |
9 |
And thou didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies, most hateful forsakers of God, and to an unjust king, and the most wicked in all the world. |
10 |
And now we cannot open our mouths, we are become a shame and reproach to thy servants; and to them that worship thee. |
11 |
Yet deliver us not up wholly, for thy name's sake, neither disannul thou thy covenant: |
12 |
And cause not thy mercy to depart from us, for thy beloved Abraham's sake, for thy servant Issac's sake, and for thy holy Israel's sake; |
13 |
To whom thou hast spoken and promised, that thou wouldest multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that lieth upon the seashore. |
14 |
For we, O Lord, are become less than any nation, and be kept under this day in all the world because of our sins. |
15 |
Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, or burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place to sacrifice before thee, and to find mercy. |
16 |
Nevertheless in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted. |
17 |
Like as in the burnt offerings of rams and bullocks, and like as in ten thousands of fat lambs: so let our sacrifice be in thy sight this day, and grant that we may wholly go after thee: for they shall not be confounded that put their trust in thee. |
18 |
And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and seek thy face. |
19 |
Put us not to shame: but deal with us after thy lovingkindness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies. |
20 |
Deliver us also according to thy marvellous works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord: and let all them that do thy servants hurt be ashamed; |
21 |
And let them be confounded in all their power and might, and let their strength be broken; |
22 |
And let them know that thou art God, the only God, and glorious over the whole world. |
23 |
And the king's servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the oven hot with rosin, pitch, tow, and small wood; |
24 |
So that the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits. |
25 |
And it passed through, and burned those Chaldeans it found about the furnace. |
26 |
But the angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and his fellows, and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven; |
27 |
And made the midst of the furnace as it had been a moist whistling wind, so that the fire touched them not at all, neither hurt nor troubled them. |
28 |
Then the three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace, saying, |
29 |
Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. |
30 |
And blessed is thy glorious and holy name: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. |
31 |
Blessed art thou in the temple of thine holy glory: and to be praised and glorified above all for ever. |
32 |
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. |
33 |
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: and to be praised and glorified above all for ever. |
34 |
Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: and above ail to be praised and glorified for ever. |
35 |
O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever, |
36 |
O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
37 |
O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
38 |
O all ye waters that be above the heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
39 |
O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
40 |
O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
41 |
O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
42 |
O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
43 |
O all ye winds, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever, |
44 |
O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
45 |
O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
46 |
0 ye dews and storms of snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
47 |
O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord: bless and exalt him above all for ever. |
48 |
O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
49 |
O ye ice and cold, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
50 |
O ye frost and snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
51 |
O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
52 |
O let the earth bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
53 |
O ye mountains and little hills, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
54 |
O all ye things that grow in the earth, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
55 |
O ye mountains, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
56 |
O ye seas and rivers, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
57 |
O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
58 |
O all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
59 |
O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
60 |
O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
61 |
O Israel, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
62 |
O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
63 |
O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
64 |
O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
65 |
O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. |
66 |
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever: far he hath delivered us from hell, and saved us from the hand of death, and delivered us out of the midst of the furnace and burning flame: even out of the midst of the fire hath he delivered us. |
67 |
O give thanks unto the Lord, because he is gracious: for his mercy endureth for ever. |
68 |
O all ye that worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, praise him, and give him thanks: for his mercy endureth for ever. . |