I expanded my hands: and I sanctified (them) to my Lord: For the expansion of my hands is His sign.
2And my expansion Is the upright wood.
Apocrypha · Chapter 27 of 42
Odae Solomontos
I expanded my hands: and I sanctified (them) to my Lord: For the expansion of my hands is His sign.
2And my expansion Is the upright wood.
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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