Matthew 5:44. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 14:19. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Matthew 21:9. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matthew 23:39. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Matthew 25:34. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Matthew 26:26. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Mark 6:41. And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Mark 8:7. And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
Mark 10:16. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Mark 11:9. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Mark 11:10. Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
Mark 14:22. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
Luke 1:28. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
Luke 1:42. And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Luke 1:64. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
Luke 2:28. Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Luke 2:34. And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
Luke 6:28. Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luke 9:16. Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
Luke 13:35. Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Luke 19:38. Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
Luke 24:30. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Luke 24:50. And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
Luke 24:51. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Luke 24:53. And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
John 12:13. Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Acts 3:26. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Romans 12:14. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
1 Corinthians 4:12. And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
1 Corinthians 10:16. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
1 Corinthians 14:16. Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
Galatians 3:9. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Ephesians 1:3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Hebrews 6:14. Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Hebrews 7:1. For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
Hebrews 7:6. But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
Hebrews 7:7. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
Hebrews 11:20. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
Hebrews 11:21. By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
James 3:9. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
1 Peter 3:9. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Genesis 1:22. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 1:28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 2:3. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Genesis 5:2. Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis 9:1. And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 12:2. And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Genesis 12:3. And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 14:19. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Genesis 17:16. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
Genesis 17:20. And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 22:17. That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Genesis 24:1. And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Genesis 24:35. And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis 24:48. And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
Genesis 24:60. And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
Genesis 25:11. And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
Genesis 26:3. Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Genesis 26:12. Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
Genesis 26:24. And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
Genesis 27:4. And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Genesis 27:7. Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
Genesis 27:10. And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
Genesis 27:19. And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Genesis 27:23. And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
Genesis 27:25. And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Genesis 27:27. And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
Genesis 27:29. Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Genesis 27:30. And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
Genesis 27:31. And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Genesis 27:33. And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
Genesis 27:34. And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.
Genesis 27:38. And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
Genesis 27:41. And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Genesis 28:1. And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
Genesis 28:3. And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
Genesis 28:6. When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
Genesis 30:27. And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
Genesis 30:30. For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Genesis 31:55. And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
Genesis 32:26. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Genesis 32:29. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
Genesis 35:9. And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
Genesis 39:5. And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
Genesis 47:7. And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Genesis 47:10. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
Genesis 48:3. And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Genesis 48:9. And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
Genesis 48:15. And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
Genesis 48:16. The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
Genesis 48:20. And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
Genesis 49:25. Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
Genesis 49:28. All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Exodus 12:32. Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
Exodus 20:11. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 20:24. An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Exodus 23:25. And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
Exodus 39:23. And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.
Leviticus 9:22. And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
Leviticus 9:23. And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
Numbers 6:23. Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
Numbers 6:24. The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
Numbers 22:6. Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
Numbers 22:12. And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
Numbers 23:11. And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
Numbers 23:20. Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
Numbers 23:25. And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
Numbers 24:1. And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
Numbers 24:9. He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Numbers 24:10. And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
Deuteronomy 1:11. (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
Deuteronomy 2:7. For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
Deuteronomy 7:13. And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
Deuteronomy 8:10. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
Deuteronomy 12:7. And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
Deuteronomy 14:24. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
Deuteronomy 14:29. And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
Deuteronomy 15:4. Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
Deuteronomy 15:6. For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
Deuteronomy 15:10. Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
Deuteronomy 15:14. Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
Deuteronomy 15:18. It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
Deuteronomy 16:10. And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
Deuteronomy 16:15. Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
Deuteronomy 18:5. For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
Deuteronomy 21:5. And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
Deuteronomy 23:22. But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
Deuteronomy 24:13. In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 24:19. When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Deuteronomy 26:15. Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 27:12. These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
Deuteronomy 28:3. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
Deuteronomy 28:4. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 28:5. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Deuteronomy 28:6. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Deuteronomy 28:12. The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Deuteronomy 30:16. In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy 33:1. And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Deuteronomy 33:11. Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
Deuteronomy 33:20. And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Joshua 9:2. That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Joshua 14:13. And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Joshua 17:14. And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
Joshua 22:6. So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
Joshua 22:7. Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
Joshua 22:33. And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.
Joshua 24:10. But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
Judges 5:2. Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
Judges 5:9. My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
Judges 5:24. Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Judges 13:24. And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
Ruth 2:4. And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
Ruth 2:19. And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Ruth 3:10. And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
1 Samuel 2:9. He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
1 Samuel 2:20. And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
1 Samuel 9:13. As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
1 Samuel 13:10. And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
1 Samuel 23:21. And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
1 Samuel 25:14. But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
1 Samuel 25:33. And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
1 Samuel 26:25. Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
2 Samuel 2:5. And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
2 Samuel 6:11. And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
2 Samuel 6:12. And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.
2 Samuel 6:18. And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
2 Samuel 6:20. Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!
2 Samuel 7:29. Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
2 Samuel 8:10. Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
2 Samuel 13:25. And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
2 Samuel 14:22. And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
2 Samuel 19:39. And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
2 Samuel 21:3. Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?
2 Samuel 24:23. All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.
1 Kings 1:47. And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
1 Kings 2:45. And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
1 Kings 8:14. And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood; )
1 Kings 8:55. And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
1 Kings 8:66. On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
1 Kings 10:9. Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
1 Kings 20:10. And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
1 Kings 20:13. And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
2 Kings 4:29. Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
2 Kings 10:15. And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
1 Chronicles 4:10. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
1 Chronicles 13:14. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.
1 Chronicles 16:2. And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 16:36. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.
1 Chronicles 16:43. And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
1 Chronicles 17:27. Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
1 Chronicles 18:10. He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou; ) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
1 Chronicles 26:5. Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
1 Chronicles 29:10. Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
1 Chronicles 29:20. And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
2 Chronicles 6:3. And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
2 Chronicles 9:8. Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
2 Chronicles 20:26. And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
2 Chronicles 30:27. Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
2 Chronicles 31:8. And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
2 Chronicles 31:10. And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
Nehemiah 8:6. And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Nehemiah 9:5. Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah 11:2. And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
Tobit 3:11. But continuing in prayer with tears besought God, that he would deliver her from this reproach.
Tobit 4:12. Alms shall be a great confidence before the most high God, to all them that give it.
Tobit 4:19. Seek counsel always of a wise man.
Tobit 7:6. And when he was speaking many good things of him, the angel said to Raguel: Tobias concerning whom thou inquirest is this young man's father.
Tobit 7:13. Then Raguel said: I doubt not but God hath regarded my prayers and tears in his sight.
Tobit 8:5. For we are the children of saints, and we must not be joined together like heathens that know not God.
Tobit 8:15. So she sent one of her maidservants, who went into the chamber, and found them safe and sound, sleeping both together.
Tobit 9:6. Then Raphael took four of Raguel's servants, and two camels, and went to Rages the city of the Medes: and finding Gabelus, gave him his note of hand, and received of him all the money.
Tobit 10:11. Saying: The holy angel of the Lord be with you in your journey, and bring you through safe, and that you may find all things well about your parents, and my eyes may see your children before I die.
Tobit 11:14. And he stayed about half an hour: and a white skin began to come out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg.
Tobit 11:16. And they glorified God, both he and his wife and all that knew him.
Tobit 12:6. Then he said to them secretly, Bless ye the God of heaven, give glory to him in the sight of all that live, because he hath shewn his mercy to you.
Tobit 12:17. And the angel said to them: Peace be to you, fear not.
Tobit 12:18. For when I was with you, I was there by the will of God: bless ye him, and sing praises to him.
Tobit 13:7. As for me, I will praise him in the land of my captivity: because he hath shewn his majesty toward a sinful nation,
Tobit 13:11. Jerusalem, city of God, the Lord hath chastised thee for the works of thy hands.
Tobit 13:14. Nations from afar shall come to thee: and shall bring gifts, and shall adore the Lord in thee, and shall esteem thy land as holy.
Tobit 13:15. For they shall call upon the great name in thee,
Tobit 13:16. They shall be cursed that shall despise thee: and they shall be condemned that shall blaspheme thee: and blessed shall they be that shall build thee up,
Tobit 14:6. The destruction of Ninive is at hand: for the word of the Lord must be fulfilled: and our brethren, that are scattered abroad from the land of Israel, shall return to it.
Judith 13:18. And by me his handmaid he hath fulfilled his mercy, which he promised to the house of Israel: and he hath killed the enemy of his people by my hand this night.
Judith 14:7. And immediately at break of day, they hung up the head of Holofernes upon the walls, and every man took his arms, and they went out with a great noise and shouting.
Judith 15:9. And Joachim the high priest came from Jerusalem to Bethulia with all his ancients to see Judith.
Judith 15:10. And when she was come out to him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou art the honour of our people:
Judith 15:12. And all the people said: So be it, so be it.
Job 1:10. Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Job 1:11. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Job 1:21. And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Job 2:5. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Job 11:2. Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Job 29:13. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Job 31:20. If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
Job 42:12. So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
Psalm 16:7. I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
Psalm 26:12. My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
Psalm 28:9. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
Psalm 29:11. The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
Psalm 34:2. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Psalm 37:22. For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
Psalm 45:3. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
Psalm 49:19. He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
Psalm 62:5. My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalm 63:5. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Psalm 65:12. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
Psalm 66:8. O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
Psalm 67:2. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
Psalm 67:7. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Psalm 68:27. There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
Psalm 72:15. And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
Psalm 72:17. His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Psalm 96:2. Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
Psalm 103:1. A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Psalm 103:2. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Psalm 103:20. Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Psalm 103:21. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Psalm 103:22. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
Psalm 104:1. Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
Psalm 104:35. Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalm 107:38. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Psalm 109:28. Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
Psalm 112:2. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Psalm 113:2. Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
Psalm 115:12. The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
Psalm 115:13. He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
Psalm 115:15. Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
Psalm 115:18. But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
Psalm 118:26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
Psalm 128:4. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
Psalm 128:5. The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Psalm 129:8. Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
Psalm 132:15. I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Psalm 134:1. A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Psalm 134:2. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
Psalm 134:3. The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
Psalm 135:19. Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
Psalm 135:20. Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
Psalm 145:1. David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Psalm 145:2. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Psalm 145:10. All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
Psalm 145:21. My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Psalm 147:13. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
Proverbs 3:33. The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
Proverbs 11:25. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 20:9. Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Proverbs 22:8. He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Proverbs 30:11. There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Proverbs 31:30. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:7. For blessed is the wood, by which justice cometh
Sirach 1:13. With him that feareth the Lord, it shall go well in the latter end, and in the day of his death he shall be blessed.
Sirach 4:13. And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her, shall embrace her sweetness.
Sirach 31:23. Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man:
Sirach 32:13. In the company of great men take not upon thee: and when the ancients are present, speak not much.
Sirach 33:12. Some of them hath he blessed, and exalted: and some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: and some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned them from their station.
Sirach 39:14. Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth his praise.
Sirach 39:35. Fire, hail, famine, and death, all these were created for vengeance.
Sirach 43:11. By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches.
Sirach 45:15. Before him there were none so beautiful, even from the beginning.
Sirach 50:22. Then coming down, he lifted up his hands over all the congregation of the children of Israel, to give glory to God with his lips, and to glory in his name:
Sirach 51:12. How thou deliverest them that wait for thee, O Lord, and savest them out of the hands of the nations.
Isaiah 12:1. And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
Isaiah 19:24. In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:
Isaiah 19:25. Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Isaiah 25:3. Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
Isaiah 25:5. Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
Isaiah 36:16. Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;
Isaiah 38:18. For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
Isaiah 38:19. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
Isaiah 38:20. The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
Isaiah 43:20. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
Isaiah 51:2. Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Isaiah 61:9. And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
Isaiah 64:11. Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Isaiah 65:16. That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
Isaiah 65:23. They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
Jeremiah 4:2. And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
Jeremiah 17:7. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
Jeremiah 31:23. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
Ezekiel 3:12. Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
Daniel 2:19. Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Daniel 2:20. Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
Daniel 5:4. They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
Daniel 5:23. But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
Daniel 3:51. Then these three, as with one mouth, praised and glorified and blessed God, in the furnace, saying:
Daniel 3:52. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers; and worthy to be praised, and glorified, and exalted above all for ever: and blessed is the holy name of thy glory: and worthy to be praised and exalted above all, in all ages.
Daniel 3:53. Blessed art thou in the holy temple of thy glory: and exceedingly to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
Daniel 3:57. All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:58. O ye angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:59. O ye heavens, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:60. O all ye waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:61. O all ye powers of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:62. O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:63. O ye stars of heaven, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:64. O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:65. O all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:66. O ye fire and heat, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:67. O ye cold and heat, bless the Lord, praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:68. O ye dews and hoar frost, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:69. O ye frost and cold, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:70. O ye ice and snow, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:71. O ye nights and days, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:72. O ye light and darkness, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:73. O ye lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:74. O let the earth bless the Lord: let it praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:75. O ye mountains and hills, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:76. O all ye things that spring up in the earth, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:77. O ye fountains, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:78. O ye seas and rivers, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:79. O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:80. O all ye fowls of the air, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:81. O all ye beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:82. O ye sons of men, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:83. O let Israel bless the Lord: let them praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:84. O ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:85. O ye servants of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:86. O ye spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:87. O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Daniel 3:88. O Ananias, Azarias, Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. For he hath delivered us from hell, ad saved us out of the hand of death, and delivered us out of the midst of the burning flame, and saved us out of the midst of the fire.
Daniel 3:90. O all ye religious, bless the Lord, the God of gods: praise him, and give him thanks, because his mercy endureth for ever and ever.
Haggai 2:19. Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
1 Maccabees 2:69. And he blessed them, and was joined to his fathers.
1 Maccabees 4:24. And returning home, they sung a hymn, and blessed God in heaven, because he is good, because his mercy endureth for ever.
1 Maccabees 4:55. And all the people fell upon their faces, and adored, and blessed up to heaven, him that had prospered them.
1 Maccabees 13:47. And Simon being moved, did not destroy them but yet he cast them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein there had been idols, and then he entered into it with hymns, blessing the Lord:
2 Maccabees 3:30. But they praised the Lord, because he had glorified his place: and the temple, that a little before was full of fear and trouble, when the Almighty Lord appeared, was filled with joy and gladness.
2 Maccabees 8:27. But when they had gathered together their arms and their spoils, they kept the sabbath: blessing the Lord who had delivered them that day, distilling the beginning of mercy upon them.
2 Maccabees 10:38. And when this was done, they blessed the Lord with hymns and thanksgiving, who had done great things in Israel, and given them the victory.
2 Maccabees 11:9. Then they all together blessed the merciful Lord, and took great courage: being ready to break through not only men, but also the fiercest beasts, and walls of iron.
2 Maccabees 12:41. Then they all blessed the just judgment of the Lord, who had discovered the things that were hidden.
2 Maccabees 15:29. Then making a shout, and a great noise, they blessed the Almighty Lord in their own language.
2 Maccabees 15:34. Then all blessed the Lord of heaven, saying: Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled.
