Tobit 3:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 3
1 Then sad at heart, I groaned and wept aloud. With sobs I began to pray:[a]
Tobit’s Prayer for Death
2 “You are righteous, Lord,
and all your deeds are just;
All your ways are mercy and fidelity;
you are judge of the world.(A)
3 And now, Lord, be mindful of me
and look with favor upon me.
Do not punish me for my sins,
or for my inadvertent offenses,
or for those of my ancestors.(B)
“They sinned against you,
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