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The Prayer of Judith. 9 Then Judith prostrated herself, put ashes on her head, and uncovered the sackcloth she was wearing. At the very time when the evening incense was being offered in the house of God in Jerusalem, Judith cried out to the Lord with a loud voice, and said, 2 “O Lord God of my ancestor Simeon, to whom you gave a sword to ...
Judith's Prayer - Then Judith put ashes on her head, opened her robe to reveal the sackcloth she was wearing under her clothes, and bowed down with her face to the floor. It was the time that the evening incense was being offered in the Temple in Jerusalem, and Judith prayed in a loud voice: O Lord, the God of my ancestor Simeon, remember how you armed Simeon with a sword to take revenge ...
Judith 9:11-14. Revised Standard Version. 11 “For thy power depends not upon numbers, nor thy might upon men of strength; for thou art God of the lowly, helper of the oppressed, upholder of the weak, protector of the forlorn, savior of those without hope. 12 Hear, O hear me, God of my father, God of the inheritance of Israel, Lord of heaven ...
Nov 12, 2012 · The Prayer of Judith: A Devotion from the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha is a wealth of devotional reading that remains largely untouched by Protestants. No longer, I say! Martin Luther said of the Book of Judith (in the Apocrypha): “ [T]his is a fine, good, holy, useful book, well worth reading by us Christians. For the words spoken by the persons ...
Judith’s Prayer – Women and Wonder. Prayer is woven throughout the Book of Judith. Supplications, praise and blessings serve as the theological fulcrum of the book. The collective prayers of the people of Israel are heard at the beginning of the story. As the news of Holofernes’ plan begins to spread, we are told that with one voice the ...
8:1-8:8 • The Character of Judith 8:9-8:36 • Judith and the Elderss 9:1-9:14 • The Prayer of Judith 10:1-10:10 • Judith Preparess to Go to Holofernes 10:11-10:19 • Judith is Captured 10:20-11:4 • Judith Is Brought before Holofernes 11:5-11:23 • Judith Explains Her Presence 12:1-12:9 • Judith as a Guest of Holofernes
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The name Judith ( Hebrew: יְהוּדִית, Modern: Yəhūdīt, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏīṯ ), meaning "praised" or "Jewess", [1] is the feminine form of Judah . The surviving manuscripts of Greek translations appear to contain several historical anachronisms, which is why some Protestant scholars now consider the book non-historical.
