Tob 13:1 Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing,
and said, Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and blessed be his kingdom.
Tob 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.
Tob 13:3 Confess him before the Gentiles, ye children of Israel: for he hath
scattered us among them.
Tob 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.
Tob 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.
Tob 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?
Tob 13:7 I will extol my God, and my soul shall praise the King of heaven,
and shall rejoice in his greatness.
Tob 13:8 Let all men speak, and let all praise him for his righteousness.
Tob 13:9 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.
Tob 13:10 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.
Tob 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.
Tob 13:12 Cursed are all they which hate thee, and blessed shall all be
which love thee for ever.
Tob 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.
Tob 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.
Tob 13:15 Let my soul bless God the great King.
Tob 13:16 For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds, and
precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold.
Tob 13:17 And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and
carbuncle and stones of Ophir.
Tob 13:18 And all her streets shall say, Alleluia; and they shall praise
him, saying, Blessed be God, which hath extolled it for ever.