Prayer of Azariah

Also known as the Prayer of Azarias — a penitential prayer spoken by Azariah (Abednego) in the midst of the fiery furnace, inserted into the Greek text of Daniel 3 between verses 23 and 24.|||The text survives in Greek in the Septuagint and in Theodotion's revision. Two slightly different Greek versions exist, both marked by Semitisms. Also appears in the Latin Vulgate and Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic versions.|||Composed in the 2nd century BCE, probably between 168 and 165 BCE, when Antiochus IV Epiphanes profaned the Temple.|||Deuterocanonical in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Not canonical in Protestant or Jewish traditions. Included in Daniel 3:24–90 (Vulgate numbering).|||A classic example of Jewish penitential prayer and creation hymnody. The Song of the Three Holy Children became one of the great canticles of the early Church.|||Moore, C. A. Daniel, Esther, and Jeremiah: The Additions. Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1977.|||Collins, J. J. Daniel: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel. Hermeneia. Fortress Press, 1993.|||Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1. Doubleday, 1983.|||Prayer of Azariah — Early Jewish Writings|https://www.earlyjewishwritings.com/prayerazariah.html|Full translation and scholarly resources.;; Prayer of Azariah — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_of_Azariah|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" Blessed are you, O Lord, God of our fathers, and worthy of praise; and your name is glorified forever." — Prayer of Azariah 1:3