Odes of Solomon

Harris1911 source page 176

132 THE ODES OF SOLOMON ODE 32. ^To the blessed there is joy from their hearts, and Hght from Him that dwells in them : ^and words from the Truth, who was self-originate' : for He is strengthened b\' the holy power of the Most High : and He is unperturbed for ever and ever. Hallelujah. Ode 32. Joy, Light, Inspiration, Strength and Calmness l)elong to the believer through Him that dwells within. ODE 33. ^ Again Grace ran and forsook corruption, and came down in Him to bring it to nought ; ^and He destroyed perdition from before Him, and devastated all its order ; ^and He stood on a lofty summit'^ and uttered His voice from one end of the earth to the other : '^and drew to Him all those who obeyed Him ; and there did not appear as it were an evil person, ^but there stood a perfect virgin-' who was proclaiming and calling and saying, ^O ye sons of men^ return )e, and ye daughters of men, come ye : ^and forsake the wax's of that corruption and draw near unto me, and I will enter into you, and will bring you forth from perdition, ^and make you wise in the ways of truth : that you be not destroyed nor perish : ^hear ye me and be redeemed. For the grace of God I am telling among )ou : and by my means you shall be redeemed and become blessed. ^°I am your judge; and they who have put me on shall not be injured : but they shall possess the new world that is incorrupt : "my chosen ones walk in me, and my ways I will make known to them that seek me, and I will make them trust in my name. Hallelujah. Ode 33. .'\pparentiy this Psalm is Messianic, though Christ is not named. He must be the one that rises from the dead and sends forth his triumphant voice to the ends of the earth. A virgin also stands and proclaims, who must be either the Divine Wisdom (the language is ' (ik. arTo<f>v^i, a.N ill tlic nracular reply to llic ciujuiry as lu llic Divine Nature, ai'To^i/ijt, ddlSaxros, dfxriTwp, aaTV<p4XiKT0t. See Lact. Dt Div. Inst. i. 7. ' I'rov. viii. 2. ' I'rov. viii. 1. * Frov. viii. 4.