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Apocrypha · Chapter 40 of 42

Odes of Solomon 40

Odae Solomontos

As honey drips from the comb of bees, and milk flows from the woman who loves her children, so also is my hope in you, O my God.

2As a fountain gushes its water, so my heart gushes the praise of the Lord, and my lips bring forth praise to him.

3And my tongue becomes sweet by his hymns, and my members are anointed by his odes.

4My face rejoices in his exultation, and my spirit exults in his love, and my nature shines in him.

5And he who is afraid shall trust in him, and redemption shall be assured in him.

6And his possessions are immortal life, and those who receive it are incorruptible. 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.