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 all 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.