1 Maccabees 4:23-25

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²³ Then Judas returned to plunder the camp, and they seized a great amount of gold and silver, and cloth dyed blue and sea purple, and great riches. ²⁴ On their return they sang hymns and praises to Heaven—“For he is good, for his mercy endures forever.” ²⁵ Thus Israel had a great deliverance that day.