Odes of Solomon

Nuhra2021 Ode 39

Ode 39 Then You Will Cross Without Danger 1 Raging rivers are the power of the Lord that send upside-down the heads of those who despise him, 2 and entangle their steps and sweep away their crossings, 3 and snatch their bodies and destroy their souls. 4 For they are more sudden than lightning, and swifter, 5 but those who cross them firmly will not be shaken, 6 and those who walk in them without blemish will not be agitated. 7 Because the sign in the rivers is “the LORD,” and the sign becomes the path of those who cross in the name that is “the LORD.” 8 Put on, therefore, the name of the Most High, and know him; then you will cross without danger, for the rivers will obey you. 9 The Lord has made a bridge over the rivers by his speech, and walked and crossed (over the rivers) on foot, 10 and his footprints remained (suspended) above the waters, and did not fade away, but (the footprints) became like firmly fixed (planks of a) wood (bridge). 11 And the waves were lifted up on this side and on that, but the footprints of our anointed master remain, 12 and are not washed away and are not lost. 13 And a path has been made for those who cross after him, even for those who follow his trustworthy halakhah and who venerate his name. Hallelujah!