Judith 9:7-9

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁷ “Here now are the Assyrians, a greatly increased force, priding themselves in their horses and riders, boasting in the strength of their foot soldiers, and trusting in shield and spear, in bow and sling. They do not know that you are the Lord who crushes wars; the Lord is your name. ⁸ Break their strength by your might, and bring down their power in your anger; for they intend to defile your sanctuary, and to pollute the tabernacle where your glorious name resides, and to break off the horns^[a] of your altar with the sword. ⁹ Look at their pride, and send your wrath upon their heads. Give to me, a widow, the strong hand to do what I plan.