Prayer of Azariah
1:1 And they walked in
the midst of the fire, praising God, and blessing the Lord.
1:2 Then Azarias stood
up, and prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire
said,
1:3 Blessed art thou,
O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for
evermore:
1:4 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.
1:5 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.
1:6 For we have sinned
and committed iniquity, departing from thee.
1:7 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.
1:8 Wherefore all that
thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast
done in true judgment.
1:9 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.
1:10 And now we cannot
open our mouths, we are become a shame and reproach to thy servants; and to
them that worship thee.
1:11 Yet deliver us
not up wholly, for thy name's sake, neither disannul thou thy covenant:
1:12 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;
1:13 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.
1:14 For we, O Lord,
are become less than any nation, and be kept under this day in all the world
because of our sins.
1:15 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.
1:16 Nevertheless
in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted.
1:17 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.
1:18 And now we follow
thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and seek thy face.
1:19 Put us not to
shame: but deal with us after thy lovingkindness, and according to the multitude
of thy mercies.
1:20 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;
1:21 And let them
be confounded in all their power and might, and let their strength be broken;
1:22 And let them
know that thou art God, the only God, and glorious over the whole world.
1:23 And the king's
servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the oven hot with rosin, pitch,
tow, and small wood;
1:24 So that the flame
streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits.
1:25 And it passed
through, and burned those Chaldeans it found about the furnace.
1:26 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;
1:27 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.
1:28 Then the three,
as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace, saying,
1:29 Blessed art thou,
O Lord God of our fathers: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
1:30 And blessed is
thy glorious and holy name: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
1:31 Blessed art thou
in the temple of thine holy glory: and to be praised and glorified above all
for ever.
1:32 Blessed art thou
that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims: and to be praised
and exalted above all for ever.
1:33 Blessed art thou
on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: and to be praised and glorified above
all for ever.
1:34 Blessed art thou
in the firmament of heaven: and above ail to be praised and glorified for ever.
1:35 O all ye works
of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever,
1:36 O ye heavens,
bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:37 O ye angels of
the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:38 O all ye waters
that be above the heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all
for ever.
1:39 O all ye powers
of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:40 O ye sun and
moon, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:41 O ye stars of
heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:42 O every shower
and dew, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:43 O all ye winds,
bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever,
1:44 O ye fire and
heat, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:45 O ye winter and
summer, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:46 0 ye dews and
storms of snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:47 O ye nights and
days, bless ye the Lord: bless and exalt him above all for ever.
1:48 O ye light and
darkness, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:49 O ye ice and
cold, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:50 O ye frost and
snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:51 O ye lightnings
and clouds, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:52 O let the earth
bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:53 O ye mountains
and little hills, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:54 O all ye things
that grow in the earth, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for
ever.
1:55 O ye mountains,
bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:56 O ye seas and
rivers, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:57 O ye whales,
and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above
all for ever.
1:58 O all ye fowls
of the air, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:59 O all ye beasts
and cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:60 O ye children
of men, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:61 O Israel, bless
ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:62 O ye priests
of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:63 O ye servants
of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:64 O ye spirits
and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all
for ever.
1:65 O ye holy and
humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
1:66 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.
1:67 O give thanks
unto the Lord, because he is gracious: for his mercy endureth for ever.
1:68 O all ye that
worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, praise him, and give him thanks: for
his mercy endureth for ever.