Judith 13:4-6

New Catholic Bible

Death of Holofernes. ⁴ When all had departed and no one of either great or minor importance was left in the bedchamber, Judith stood beside the bed of Holofernes and silently uttered this prayer: “O Lord, God of all power, look favorably in this hour on what I am doing for the glory of Jerusalem. ⁵ Now is the time to come to the aid of your heritage and to carry out my plan to crush the enemies who have risen up against us.”

⁶ She then went to the bedpost near the head of Holofernes and took the sword that hung there.