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You give support and protection to people who are weak and helpless; you save those who have lost hope. 12 Now hear my prayer, O God of my ancestor Simeon, the God in whom Israel trusts, ruler of heaven and earth, creator of the rivers and the seas, king of all creation.
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,
“You shall not ill-treat any widow or orphan. If you do mistreat them, I will heed their outcry as soon as they cry out to Me, and My anger shall blaze forth and I will put you to the sword…” (Exod 22:21-23). Judith, a widow, hopes that her status will evoke God's mercy for the entire nation.
Apr 17, 2023 · Key in Judith is the development of the virtue of the title character, who follows God faithfully by committing herself to acts of prayer (Jdt 4:8-15; 8:31; 9:1-14; 11:17; 12:6-9; 16:1-17), fasting (4:9, 13; 8:6), and almsgiving (16:24), resembling Tobit in this regard:
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian Old Testament of the Bible but excluded from the Hebrew canon and assigned by Protestants to the apocrypha.
The Prayer of Judith. * 1 Judith fell prostrate, put ashes upon her head, and uncovered the sackcloth she was wearing.
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Oct 22, 2019 · In Chapter 9, Judith stops and prepares for what she is about to do through prayer. Below I offer highlights from the commentary on her prayer. Judith’s prayer hearkens back to more ancient events as she draws parallels between what is about to happen and Biblical events that bear similarities.
