Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He set the times of the festivals throughout the year and made them splendid occasions; the Temple rang with the Lord's praises all day long. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge With his whole heart he praised the Lord, and loved God that made him: and he gave him power against his enemies: Sirach 47:8For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and extirpated the Philistines the adversaries unto this day: he broke their horn for ever. Sirach 47:9 In all his works he gave thanks to the holy one, and to the most High, with words of glory. Sirach 47:11 And he set singers before the altar, and by their voices he made sweet melody. Sirach 47:12 And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning. Context Sirach 47…9In all his works he gave thanks to the holy one, and to the most High, with words of glory. 10With his whole heart he praised the Lord, and loved God that made him: and he gave him power against his enemies: 11And he set singers before the altar, and by their voices he made sweet melody.… Cross References Sirach 47:8 For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and extirpated the Philistines the adversaries unto this day: he broke their horn for ever. Sirach 47:9 In all his works he gave thanks to the holy one, and to the most High, with words of glory. Sirach 47:11 And he set singers before the altar, and by their voices he made sweet melody. Sirach 47:12 And to the festivals he added beauty, and set in order the solemn times even to the end of his life, that they should praise the holy name of the Lord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning. |