Daniel 3:24–32
THE SONG OF THE THREE HOLY CHILDREN3:24 The Song of the Three Holy Children is an addition to Daniel found in the Greek Septuagint but not found in the traditional Hebrew text of D
24They walked in the midst of the fire, praising God, and blessing the Lord.↗
25Then Azarias stood, and prayed like this. Opening his mouth in the midst of the fire he said,↗
26“Blessed are you, O Lord, you God of our fathers! Your name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore;↗
27for you are righteous in all the things that you have done. Yes, all your works are true. Your ways are right, and all your judgments are truth.↗
28In all the things that you have brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, Jerusalem, you have executed true judgments. For according to truth and justice you have brought all these things upon us because of our sins.↗
29For we have sinned and committed iniquity in departing from you.↗
30In all things we have trespassed, and not obeyed your commandments or kept them. We haven’t done as you have commanded us, that it might go well with us.↗
31Therefore all that you have brought upon us, and everything that you have done to us, you have done in true judgment.↗
32You delivered us into the hands of lawless enemies, most hateful rebels, and to an unjust king who is the most wicked in all the world.↗
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