Tobit 13:1-3

Common English Bible

Bless the God who lives forever,
    and bless his kingdom,
²     because he punishes and shows mercy.
He brings people^[b] down to the underworld below the earth,
    and he himself raises people
    up from great destruction.
    What is there that escapes
    from his hand?^[c]
3 Bear witness to him, Israelites,
    in the presence of the nations,
    because he has scattered you
    among them,