Odes of Solomon/Ode 36

I Was Great Among the Great Ones

¹ The spirit of the Lord rested upon me,

and she raised me on high

² and made me stand on my feet in the height of the Lord,

before his fullness and his glory.

While I was praising him by the composition of his odes,

³ she gave birth to me before the face of the Lord, even while being the bar nasha.

I was named the enlightened son of God

⁴ while I was glorious among the glorious ones,

and great among the great ones.

⁵ For like the greatness of the Most High, so she made me,

and according to his renewing he renewed me.

⁶ And he anointed me from his fullness,

and I became one of those near to him.

⁷ And my mouth was opened like a cloud of dew,

and my heart gushed out a flood of righteousness.

⁸ And a peace offering was mine,

and I was established in the spirit of governance.

Hallelujah!