1 Maccabees 4:23-25

New Catholic Bible

²³ Then Judas went back to plunder the camp, and they confiscated a great amount of gold and silver, violet and purple cloths, and magnificent treasures. ²⁴ As they returned, they sang hymns of thanksgiving and praise to glorify Heaven, “for he is good, for his mercy endures forever.”^{[a] 25} Thus Israel experienced a great deliverance that day.