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Apocrypha · Chapter 25 of 42

Odes of Solomon 25

Odae Solomontos

I was rescued from my bonds, and fled to you, O my God.

2Because you are the right hand of salvation, and my Helper.

3You have restrained those who rise up against me, and they were not seen anymore.

4Because your face was with me, which saved me by your grace.

5But I was despised and rejected in the eyes of many, and I was in their eyes as lead.

6And I acquired strength from you, and help.

7A lamp you set for me both at my right hand and at my left, that there might be in me nothing that is not light.

8And I was covered with the covering of your Spirit, and I removed from me my garments of skin.

9Because your right hand exalted me, and made sickness pass from me.

10And I became mighty in your truth, and holy in your righteousness.

11And all my adversaries were afraid of me, and I became the Lord's by the name of the Lord.

12And I was justified by his kindness, and his rest is forever and ever. 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.