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11 At that same time, with hands outstretched toward the window,[a] she implored favor:

Sarah’s Prayer for Death

“Blessed are you, merciful God!
    Blessed be your holy and honorable name forever!
    May all your works forever bless you.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:11 Toward the window: that is, looking in prayer toward Jerusalem; cf. Dn 6:11. “Blessed are you” and “Blessed be God” are traditional openings of Jewish prayers (Tb 8:5, 15; 11:14; 13:1).
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She got up, and they started to pray and beg that they might be protected. He began with these words:

“Blessed are you, O God of our ancestors;
    blessed be your name forever and ever!
Let the heavens and all your creation bless you forever.(A)

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15 Then they praised the God of heaven in these words:

“Blessed are you, God, with every pure blessing!
    Let all your chosen ones bless you forever!

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David’s Prayer. 10 Then David blessed the Lord in the sight of the whole assembly. David said:

“Blessed are you, Lord,
    God of Israel our father,
    from eternity to eternity.

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David’s Prayer

10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,

“Praise be to you, Lord,
    the God of our father Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.

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26 “Blessed are you, and praiseworthy,
    O Lord, the God of our ancestors,
    and glorious forever is your name.

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26 Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God,(A) come out! Come here!”

So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire,

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