Odes de Salomão — Ode 25

1I was rescued from my bonds and unto thee, my God, I fled:

2for thou art the right hand of my Salvation and my helper.

3Thou hast restrained those that rise up against me,

4and I shall see him no more: because thy face was with me, which saved me by thy grace.

5But I was despised and rejected in the eyes of many: and I was in their eyes like lead,

6and strength was mine from thyself and help.

7Thou didst set me a lamp at my right hand and at my left: and in me there shall be nothing that is not bright:

8and I was clothed with the covering of thy Spirit, and thou didst remove from me my raiment of skin;

9for thy right hand lifted me up and removed sickness from me:

10and I became mighty in the truth, and holy by thy righteousness; and all my adversaries were afraid of me;

11and I became admirable by the name of the Lord, and was justified by His gentleness, and His rest is for ever and ever. Hallelujah.