2 Maccabees 1:23-25

New Catholic Bible

²³ While the sacrifice was being burned, the priests and all present offered prayer—Jonathan leading, and the rest responding, led by Nehemiah.

²⁴ The prayer took the following form: “Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, awe-inspiring and mighty, just and merciful, the only true king and benefactor, ²⁵ you alone are gracious, just, almighty, and eternal, the deliverer of Israel from every evil, the one who designated our ancestors as your chosen ones and consecrated them.