1 Maccabees 7:36-38

Good News Translation

³⁶ The priests went into the courtyard and stood facing the altar and the Temple. They started weeping and prayed,
³⁷     Lord, you chose this Temple to bear your name and to be a place of prayer and intercession for your people. ³⁸ Now, take vengeance on this man and his army; let them die in battle. Remember how they spoke evil of you, and let none of them survive.