Holy Scripture
Sirach 39:15
A church father on this verse
“The confession of sins is that ordinary confession that is known to you. It is therefore unnecessary to speak of the reasons for its use. We must rather look into confession in praise of God and the proofs that demonstrate it. People are so habituated to calling "confession" the confession of sins that every time they…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
15Magnify his name, And show forth his praise With the songs of your lips, and with harps, And in praising him ye shall say after this manner:
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13Hearken unto me, ye holy children, And bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field:
14And give ye a sweet savor as frankincense, And flourish as a lily, Send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, Bless the Lord in all his works.
— Sirach 39:15 —
16All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, And whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season.
17For at time convenient they shall all be sought out: At his commandment the waters stood as a heap, And at the words of his mouth, the receptacles of waters.