- (24) And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising God, and blessing the Lord.
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- (25) Then Azarias stood vp & prayed on this manner, and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire, said,
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- (26) Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy Name is worthy to be praised, and glorified for euermore.
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- (27) For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to vs: yea, true are all thy workes: thy wayes are right, and all thy iudgements trueth.
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- (28) In all the things that thou hast brought vpon vs, and vpon the holy citie of our fathers, euen Ierusalem, thou hast executed true iudgement: for according to trueth and iudgement, didst thou bring all these things vpon vs, because of our sinnes.
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- (29) For wee haue sinned and committed iniquitie, departing from thee.
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- (30) In all things haue we trespassed, and not obeyed thy Commandements, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded vs, that it might goe well with vs.
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- (31) Wherefore all that thou hast brought vpon vs, and euery thing that thou hast done to vs, thou hast done in true iudgement.
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- (32) And thou didst deliuer vs into the hands of lawlesse enemies, most hatefull forsakers and to an vniust King, and the most wicked in all the world.
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- (33) And now wee can not open our mouthes, we are become a shame, and reproch to thy seruants, and to them that worship thee.
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- (34) Yet deliuer vs not vp wholy for thy Names sake, neither disanull thou thy Couenant:
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- (35) And cause not thy mercy to depart from vs: for thy beloued Abrahams sake: for thy seruant Isaacs sake, and for thy holy Israels sake.
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- (36) To whom thou hast spoken and promised, That thou wouldest multiply their seed as the starres of heauen, and as the sand that lyeth vpon the sea shore.
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- (37) For we, O Lord, are become lesse then any nation, and bee kept vnder this day in all the world, because of our sinnes.
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- (38) 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 finde mercie.
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- (39) Neuerthelesse in a contrite heart, and an humble spirit, let vs be accepted.
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- (40) Like as in the burnt offering of rammes and bullockes, and like as in ten thousands of fat lambes: so let our sacrifice bee in thy sight this day, and that wee may wholy goe after thee: for they shall not bee confounded that put their trust in thee.
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- (41) And now wee follow thee, with all our heart, wee feare thee, and seeke thy face.
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- (42) Put vs not to shame: but deale with vs after thy louing kindenesse, and according to the multitude of thy mercies.
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- (43) Deliuer vs also according to thy marueilous workes, and giue glory to thy Name, O Lord, and let all them that doe thy seruants hurt be ashamed.
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- (44) And let them be confounded in all their power and might, and let their strength be broken.
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- (45) And let them know that thou art Lord, the onely God, and glorious ouer the whole world.
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- (46) And the kings seruants that put them in, ceased not to make the ouen hote with rosin, pitch, towe, and small wood.
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- (47) So that the flame streamed forth aboue the fornace, fourtie and nine cubites:
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- (48) And it passed through, and burnt those Caldeans it found about the fornace.
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- (49) But the Angel of the Lord came downe into the ouen, together with Azarias and his fellowes, and smote the flame of the fire out of the ouen:
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- (50) And made the mids of the fornace, as it had bene a moist whistling wind, so that the fire touched them not at all, neither hurt nor troubled them.
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- (51) Then the three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed God in the fornace, saying;
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- (52) Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: and to be praised and exalted aboue all for euer.
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- (53) And blessed is thy glorious and holy Name: and to be praised and exalted aboue all for euer.
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- (54) Blessed art thou in the Temple of thine holy glory: and to be praised and glorified aboue all for euer.
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- (55) Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest vpon the Cherubims, and to be praised and exalted aboue all for euer.
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- (56) Blessed art thou on the glorious Throne of thy kingdome: and to bee praised and glorified aboue all for euer.
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- (57) Blessed art thou in the firmament of heauen: and aboue all to be praised and glorified for euer.
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- (58) O all yee workes of the Lorde, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (59) O ye heauens, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (60) O yee Angels of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (61) O all ye waters that be aboue the heauen, blesse yee the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (62) O all yee powers of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (63) O yee Sunne and Moone, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (64) O ye starres of heauen, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (65) O euery showre and dew, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (66) O all ye windes, blesse yee the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (67) O yee fire and heate, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (68) O yee Winter and Summer, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (69) O ye dewes and stormes of snow, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (70) O ye nights and dayes, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (71) O ye light and darkenesse, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (72) O yee yce and colde, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (73) O ye frost and snow, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (74) O ye lightnings and clouds, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (75) O let the earth blesse the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (76) O ye mountaines and little hils, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (77) O all ye things that grow on the earth, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (78) O yee fountaines, blesse yee the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (79) O ye seas and riuers, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (80) O ye whales and all that mooue in the waters, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (81) O all ye foules of the aire, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (82) O all ye beasts and cattell, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (83) O ye children of men, blesse yee the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (84) O Israel blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (85) O ye priests of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (86) O ye seruants of the Lord, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (87) O ye spirits and soules of the righteous, blesse ye the Lord, praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (88) O ye holy and humble men of heart, blesse ye the Lord: praise and exalt him aboue all for euer.
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- (89) O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, blesse ye the Lord, praise and exalt him aboue all for euer: for hee hath deliuered vs from hell, and saued vs from the hand of death, and deliuered vs out of the mids of the furnace, burning flame: euen out of the mids of the fire hath he deliuered vs.
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- (90) O giue thanks vnto the Lord, because he is gracious: for his mercie endureth for euer.
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- (91) O all ye that worship the Lord, blesse the God of gods, praise him, and giue him thankes: for his mercie endureth for euer.
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