Odes of Solomon

tr. Harris, 1911

Chapter 14

¹As the eyes¹ of a son to his father, so are my eyes, O Lord, at all times towards thee. ²For with thee are my consolations (lit. breasts) and my delight. ³Turn not away thy mercies from me, O Lord: and take not thy kindness from me. ⁴Stretch out to me, O Lord, at all times thy right hand: and be my guide² even unto the end, according to thy good pleasure. ⁵Let me be well-pleasing³ before thee, because of thy glory and because of thy name: ⁶let me be preserved from evil, and let thy meekness, O Lord, abide with me, and the fruits of thy love. ⁷Teach me the Psalms of thy truth, that I may bring forth fruit in thee: ⁸and open to me the harp of thy Holy Spirit, that with all its notes I may praise thee, O Lord. ⁹And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, so thou shalt give to me; and hasten to grant our petitions; and thou art able for all our needs. Hallelujah.

Notes

Ps. cxxiii. 2.
Ps. xlviii. 14.
= εὐαρεστεῖν, walk before God, as Enoch, Gen. v. 24 etc.; cf. Peshitta.