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Odes of Solomon 30

Odae Solomontos

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Fill ye water for yourselves from the living fountain of the Lord: For it has been opened to you:

2And come all ye thirsty and take a draught; And rest by the fountain of the Lord.

3For fair it is and pure; And it gives rest to the soul.

4Much sweeter is its water than honey; And the honeycomb of bees is not to be compared with it.

5For it flows from the lips of the Lord, And from the heart of the Lord is its name.

6And it came unlimited and invisible; And until it was set in the midst they did not know it.

7Blessed are they who have drunk therefrom; And rested thereby. Hallelujah.

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Words in this chapter

What these words meant in the original — and where else they appear.

NefeshנֶפֶשׁSoul in the sense of throat, breath, whole life — not a spirit loose from the body.

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.

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