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Odes of Solomon 18

Odae Solomontos

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My heart was lifted up and enriched in the love of the Most High; That I might praise Him by my name.

2My members were strengthened That they might not fall from His power.

3Sickness removed from my body, And it stood for the Lord by His will; For His Kingdom is firm.

4O Lord, for the sake of them that are deficient, Do not deprive me of thy word:

5Nor, for the sake of their works, Do thou restrain from me thy perfection.

6Let not the luminary be conquered by the darkness; Nor let truth flee away from falsehood.

7Let thy right hand bring our salvation to victory, And receive from all quarters, And preserve whomsoever is affected by ills.

8Falsehood and Death are not in thy mouth, my God; But thy will is perfection.

9And vanity thou knowest not, For neither doth it know thee.

10And error thou knowest not, For neither doth it know thee.

11And ignorance appeared like dust, And like the scum of the sea:

12And vain people supposed that it was (something) great; And they came to resemble it and became vain:

13And the wise understood and meditated (thereon), And were unpolluted in their meditations; For such were in the mind of the Lord.

14And they mocked at those who were walking in error:

15And on their part they spake truth, From the inspiration which the Most High breathed into them.

16Praise and great comeliness to His name. Hallelujah.

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About Odes of Solomon

42 early Christian hymns, probably from the 2nd century, in images of milk, crown and living water. The oldest liturgical poetry to survive outside the Psalms. English text: The Odes and Psalms of Solomon, vol. 2 (Manchester University Press), J. Rendel Harris and Alphonse Mingana, 1920 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: The Odes and Psalms of Solomon, vol. 2 (Manchester University Press), J. Rendel Harris and Alphonse Mingana (1920) · public domain