Prayer of Azariah

Prayer of Azariah 1:1-68

[1]And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising God, and blessing the Lord.

[2]Then Azarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire said,

[3]Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore:

[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.

[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.

[6]For we have sinned and committed iniquity, departing from thee.

[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.

[8]Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment.

[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.

[10]And now we cannot open our mouths, we are become a shame and reproach to thy servants; and to them that worship thee.

[11]Yet deliver us not up wholly, for thy name's sake, neither disannul thou thy covenant:

[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.

[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.

[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.

[16]Nevertheless in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted.

[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.

[18]And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and seek thy face.

[19]Put us not to shame: but deal with us after thy lovingkindness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies.

[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;

[21]And let them be confounded in all their power and might, and let their strength be broken;

[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;

[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.

[28]Then the three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace, saying,

[29]Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.

[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.

[32]Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.

[33]Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: and to be praised and glorified above all for ever.

[34]Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: and above all to be praised and glorified for ever.

[35]O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever,

[36]O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[37]O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[38]O all ye waters that be above the heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[39]O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[40]O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[41]O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[42]O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[43]O all ye winds, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever,

[44]O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[45]O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[46]O ye dews and storms of snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[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.

[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.

[55]O ye mountains, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[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.

[59]O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[60]O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[61]O Israel, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[62]O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[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.

[65]O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.

[66]O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever: for 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.