Tobit 13:15-17
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
15 My soul blesses[a] the Lord, the great King!
16 For Jerusalem will be built[b] as his house for all ages.
How happy I will be if a remnant of my descendants should survive
to see your glory and acknowledge the King of heaven.
The gates of Jerusalem will be built with sapphire and emerald,
and all your walls with precious stones.
The towers of Jerusalem will be built with gold,
and their battlements with pure gold.
The streets of Jerusalem will be paved
with ruby and with stones of Ophir.
17 The gates of Jerusalem will sing hymns of joy,
and all her houses will cry, “Hallelujah!
Blessed be the God of Israel!”
and the blessed will bless the holy name for ever and ever.’
Footnotes
- Tobit 13:15 Or O my soul, bless
- Tobit 13:16 Other ancient authorities add for a city
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