Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God. If this prayer was uttered by all these Levites in common, it must have been prepared and adopted beforehand, perhaps by Ezra; and it may only embody the substance of the confession and thanksgiving.