Odes of Solomon

tr. Harris, 1911

Chapter 39

¹Great rivers are the power of the Lord¹: ²and they carry headlong those who despise Him: and entangle their paths: ³and they sweep away their fords, and catch their bodies and destroy their lives. ⁴For they are more swift than lightning and more rapid, and those who cross them in faith are not moved; ⁵and those who walk on them without blemish shall not be afraid. ⁶For the sign in them is the Lord; and the sign is the way of those who cross in the name of the Lord; ⁷put on, therefore, the name of the Most High, and know Him: and you shall cross without danger, for the rivers will be subject to you. ⁸The Lord has bridged them by His word; and He walked and crossed them on foot²: ⁹and His footsteps stand ⌜firm⌝ on the water, and are not injured; they are as firm as a tree that is truly set up. ¹⁰And the waves were lifted up on this side and on that, but the footsteps of our Lord Messiah stand firm and are not obliterated and are not defaced. ¹¹And a way has been appointed for those who cross after Him and for those who adhere to³ the course of faith in Him and worship His name⁴. Hallelujah.

Notes

Is. xliii. 2.
Matt. xiv. 25.
I follow the correction of Flemming.
Cf. Matt. xiv. 28.