Odes of Solomon/Ode 35

And It Was More Than a Shelter to Me

¹ The fine rain of the Lord overshadowed me in serenity,

and he set a cloud of peace above my head,

² which kept me continually,

and it became salvation for me.

³ All things were shaken and moved with fear,

and there went forth from them a smoke and a judgment.

⁴ But I was calm in the decree of the Lord,

and it was more than a shelter to me,

and more than a foundation.

⁵ And I was carried like a child by its mother,

and the decree gave me milk, the dew of the Lord.

⁶ And I grew through his gift,

and found rest in his fullness.

⁷ And I spread out my hands in the ascent of my soul,

and I erected myself towards the Most High,

and I was conveyed to his Presence.

Hallelujah!