Tobit 13:1-11

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

“Blessed be God who lives forever,
    and blessed be his kingdom.
² For he afflicts, and he shows mercy;
    he leads down to Hades in the lowest regions of the earth,
    and he brings up from the great abyss,
    and there is nothing that can escape his hand.^(A)
3 Acknowledge him before the nations, O children of Israel,
    for he has scattered you among them.^(B)
4     He has shown you his greatness even there.
Exalt him in the presence of every living being,
    because he is our^[b] Lord, and he is our God;
    he is our Father, and he is God forever.
⁵ He will afflict^[c] you for your iniquities,
    but he will again show mercy on all of you.
He will gather you from all the nations
    among whom you have been scattered.^(C)
6 If you turn to him with all your heart and with all your soul,
    to do what is true before him,
then he will turn to you
    and will no longer hide his face from you.
So now see what he has done for you;
    acknowledge him at the top of your voice.
Bless the Lord of righteousness,
    and exalt the King of the ages.^[d]
In the land of my exile I acknowledge him
    and show his power and majesty to a nation of sinners:
‘Turn back, you sinners, and do what is right before him;
    perhaps he may look with favor upon you and show you mercy.’^(D)
7 As for me, I exalt my God,
    and my soul rejoices in the King of heaven.^(E)
8 Let all people speak of his majesty
    and acknowledge him in Jerusalem.^(F)
9 O Jerusalem, the holy city,
    he afflicted^[e] you for the deeds of your hands^[f]
    but will again have mercy on the children of the righteous.^(G)
10 Acknowledge the Lord worthily,
    and bless the King of the ages,
    so that your tent^[g] may be rebuilt for you^[h] with joy.
May he cheer all those within you who are captives
    and love all those within you who are distressed,
    to all generations forever.^(H)
11 A bright light will shine to all the remotest parts of the earth;
    many nations will come to you from far away,
the inhabitants of the ends of the earth to your holy name,
    bearing gifts in their hands for the King of heaven.
Generation after generation will give joyful praise in you;
    the name of the chosen city will endure forever.^(I)