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Then they were both troubled, and fell upon their faces: for they feared.
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But he said unto them, Fear not, for it shall go well with you; praise God therefore.
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For not of any favour of mine, but by the will of our God I came; wherefore praise him for
ever.
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All these days I did appear unto you; but I did neither eat nor drink, but ye did see a vision.
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Now therefore give God thanks: for I go up to him that sent me; but write all things which
are done in a book.
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And when they arose, they saw him no more.
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Then they confessed the great and wonderful works of God, and how the angel of the Lord
had appeared unto them.
CHAPTER 13
Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said, Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and blessed
be his kingdom.
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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.
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Confess him before the Gentiles, ye children of Israel: for he hath scattered us among them.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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I will extol my God, and my soul shall praise the King of heaven, and shall rejoice in his
greatness.
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Let all men speak, and let all praise him for his righteousness.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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