“Then the elder Tobias, opening his mouth, blessed God. Confessing His severity and mercy, and at the same time admonishing His faithful to always proclaim His benefits, to fear His scourges; imbued with the spirit of prophecy, he chants many praises concerning our heavenly mother, Jerusalem. And the people of the Jews…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Tobit
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15Let my soul bless God the great King.
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13Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just: for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just.
14O blessed are they which love thee, for they shall rejoice in thy peace: blessed are they which have been sorrowful for all thy scourges; for they shall rejoice for thee, when they have seen all thy glory, and shall be glad for ever.
— Tobit 13:15 —
16For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds, and precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold.
17And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stones of Ophir.