3 Maccabees 2:20
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
Let thy mercies quickly go before us. Grant us peace, that the cast down and broken hearted may praise thee with their mouth.
Greek · Brenton
Ταχὺ προκαταλαβέτωσαν ἡμᾶς οἱ οἰκτιρμοί σου· καὶ δὸς αἰνέσεις ἐν στόματι τῶν καταπεπτωκότων καὶ συντετριμμένων τὰς ψυχὰς, ποιήσας ἡμῖν εἰρήνην.