And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue {loosed}, and he spake, and praised God.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,

Blessed {be} the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

And he took them up in his arms, put {his} hands upon them, and blessed them.

O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all {ye that are} upright in heart.

VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, {even} thy salvation, according to thy word.

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this {is} our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this {is} the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

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.

Blessed {be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly {places} in Christ: {places: or, things}

And Israel said, {It is} enough; Joseph my son {is} yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw {it}, and was glad.

And he took them up in his arms, put {his} hands upon them, and blessed them.

And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. {Jerusalem: or, Israel}