Odes of Solomon/Ode 29

And He Appeared to Me, the One Who Is the Lord

¹ The Lord is my hope,

in whom I will not be ashamed.

² For by his glory he made me,

and by his goodness he gave to me,

³ and by his love he lifted me up,

and by his majestic beauty he exalted me.

⁴ And he caused me to ascend out of the depths of Sheol,

and from the mouth of Death he drew me.

⁵ And I laid low my enemies,

and he vindicated me in his steadfast love,

⁶ for I trusted in the Lord’s anointed.

And he appeared to me, the one who is the Lord,

⁷ and showed him his sign,

and led me by his light,

⁸ and gave me the rod of his power,

that I might subdue the peoples’ schemes,

and lay low the greatness of the powerful,

⁹ to wage war by his speech,

and to seize the victory by his power.

¹⁰ And the Lord cast down my enemy by his speech,

and he became like the chaff that the wind carries away.

¹¹ And I gave praise to the Most High,

because he magnified his servant,

even the son of his handmaid.

Hallelujah!