Sirach 51:17LXX

Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 17 of 38

"Therefore I will give thanks, and praise thee, and bless the name of the Lord."
Sirach 51:17

In context

15I will praise thy name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiving, and my prayer was heard.

16And thou hast saved me from destruction, and hast delivered me from the evil time.

17Therefore I will give thanks, and praise thee, and bless the name of the Lord.

18When I was yet young, before I wandered about, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer.

19I prayed for her before the temple, and unto the very end I will seek after her, and she flourished as a grape soon ripe.

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