1 Chronicles
Bible, King James Version
Prayer of Azariah
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1] And they walked in the midst of the fire,
praising God, and blessing the Lord.
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2] Then Azarias stood up, and
prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire
said,
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3] Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is
worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore:
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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.
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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.
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6] For we have sinned and committed iniquity, departing from
thee.
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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.
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8] Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon
us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true
judgment.
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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.
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10] And now we cannot open our mouths, we
are become a shame and reproach to thy servants; and to them that worship
thee.
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11] Yet deliver us not up wholly, for thy name's sake, neither
disannul thou thy covenant:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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16] Nevertheless in a
contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted.
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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.
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18] And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee,
and seek thy face.
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19] Put us not to shame: but deal with us after
thy lovingkindness, and according to the multitude of thy
mercies.
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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;
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21] And let them be confounded in all their power and might,
and let their strength be broken;
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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;
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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.
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28] Then the
three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace,
saying,
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29] Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: and to be
praised and exalted above all for ever.
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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.
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32] Blessed art thou
that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims: and to be praised and
exalted above all for ever.
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33] Blessed art thou on the glorious
throne of thy kingdom: and to be praised and glorified above all for
ever.
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34] Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: and above ail
to be praised and glorified for ever.
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35] O all ye works of the Lord,
bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever,
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36] O ye
heavens, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for
ever.
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37] O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.
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38] O all ye waters that be above the
heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for
ever.
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39] O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.
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40] O ye sun and moon, bless ye the
Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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41] O ye stars of
heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for
ever.
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42] O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt
him above all for ever.
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43] O all ye winds, bless ye the Lord: praise
and exalt him above all for ever,
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44] O ye fire and heat, bless ye
the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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45] O ye winter
and summer, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for
ever.
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46] 0 ye dews and storms of snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.
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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.
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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.
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55] O ye mountains, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him
above all for ever.
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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.
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59] O all ye beasts and cattle, bless
ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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60] O ye
children of men, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for
ever.
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61] O Israel, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all
for ever.
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62] O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.
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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.
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65] O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord:
praise and exalt him above all for ever.
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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.
