"Nowtherefore, our God,we thankYou, and praiseYour gloriousname.
"Both richesand honor[come] from You, and You ruleover all,and in Your handis powerand might;and it lies in Your handto makegreatand to strengtheneveryone.
"But whoam I and whoare my peoplethat we should be ableto offeras generously as this?For allthingscome from You, and from Your handwe have givenYou.
Oh givethanksto the LORD,callupon His name;MakeknownHis deedsamong the peoples.
Praisethe LORD!Oh givethanksto the LORD,for He is good;For His lovingkindnessis everlasting.
I will extolYou, my God,O King,And I will blessYour nameforeverand ever.
"To You, O Godof my fathers,I givethanksand praise,For You have givenme wisdomand power;Even nowYou have madeknownto me whatwe requestedof You, For You have madeknownto us the king'smatter."
"But at the endof that period,I, Nebuchadnezzar,raisedmy eyestoward heavenand my reasonreturnedto me, and I blessedthe MostHighand praisedand honoredHim wholivesforever;For His dominionis an everlastingdominion,And His kingdom[endures] from generationto generation.
But thanksbe to God,who alwaysleads us in triumphin Christ,and manifeststhroughus the sweet aromaof the knowledgeof Him in everyplace.
But thanksbe to Godwho putsthe sameearnestnesson your behalfin the heartof Titus.
Thanksbe to Godfor His indescribablegift!
"For I proclaimthe nameof the LORD;Ascribegreatnessto our God!
For thisreasonwe alsoconstantlythankGodthat when you receivedthe wordof Godwhichyou heardfrom us, you accepted[it] not [as] the wordof men,but [for] whatit reallyis, the wordof God,whichalsoperforms its workin you who believe.
