1 Maccabees 4:30-32

New Catholic Bible

³⁰ and when he realized how strong their army was, he offered this prayer:

“Blessed are you, O Savior of Israel, who crushed the attack of the mighty warrior by the hand of your servant David and delivered the camp of the Philistines into the hands of Jonathan, the son of Saul, and of his armor-bearer. ³¹ Deliver this army into the hands of your people Israel, and destroy the pride of the enemy in their troops and cavalry. ³² Fill them with fear, weaken the boldness of their strength, and let them quake at their own destruction. Read full chapter