⁶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

⁸ Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

⁷ When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

²⁰ Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

²¹ Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

² Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

¹⁸ For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?

²² But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.

¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,