Holy Scripture
Sirach 51:2
Source: Septuagint
Original
2For thou art my defender and helper, And hast preserved my body from destruction, And from the snare of the slanderous tongue, And from the lips that forge lies, And hast been my helper against mine adversaries:
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1I will thank thee, O Lord and King, And praise thee, O God my Savior: I do give praise unto thy name:
— Sirach 51:2 —
3And hast delivered me, according to the multitude of thy mercies and greatness of thy name, From the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, And out of the hands of such as sought after my life, And from the manifold afflictions which I had;
4From the choking of fire on every side, And from the midst of the fire which I kindled not;