Introduction
Introduction to The Odes of Solomon
Within the Framework of The Ivri Heritage Bible
The poetic and mystical document presented here, titled The Odes of Solomon, stands as a monumental collection of early structural liturgies, bridal hymns, and eschatological praise songs within the comprehensive architecture of The Ivri Heritage Bible. Historically recognized as a primary artifact of first-century Netzarim and early eastern Assembly devotion, The Odes of Solomon serves as a profound theological bridge. It translates the strict legal parameters of the prophets into the interior reality of ecstatic union with the Messiah, corporate salvation, and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Transmitted in this edition through a dual linguistic translation that highlights both deep textual literalism and high poetic resonance, the introduction honors the explicit source text verbatim. By bypassing generic Western dogmatic overlays, it recovers the authentic Hebraic imagery of the Living Water, the Refiner's Crown, the maternal Holy Spirit, and the descent into Sheol, guiding the set-apart remnant into deep communion with the Father.
Textual Methodology: Restoring the Mystical and Covenantal Lexicon
An essential hallmark of The Ivri Heritage Bible is the preservation of pristine internal metadata, metaphor lineages, and technical titles directly within these liturgical songs: The Divine Names and Manifestations: The text consistently magnifies The Lord (Yahuah), the Most High, God the Father, and the specialized agency of The Son of Truth / The Messiah. The Trinitarian and Maternal Metaphors: Unique to this collection is the striking, ancient Near Eastern imagery used for the Godhead, particularly in Ode 19, where the Holy Spirit is identified through maternal imagery—milking the breasts of the Father to generate the conception and birth of the Son within the Virgin without pain. The Vocabulary of Sanctuary and Purity: True spiritual standing is framed through the Holy Place, the pre-cosmic Sanctuary, the Temple, and the heavenly Paradise. The believer's duty is framed around a lifestyle of Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, and a faultless Offering of the inward thoughts and lips. Visionary Signs and Creation Elements: Prophetic metadata centers upon the Crown of Truth, the Living Water from the boundless fountain, the Upright Cross (manifested by the stretching out of hands), the authoritative Seal, and the protective Dew / Gentle Rain of eternity. The Realm of Death and Conquest: Geopolitical and cosmic adversaries are tracked through the depths of Sheol, the mouth of Death, the Corruptor, Error, and the Dragon with seven heads.
Prophetic Architecture and Critical Narrative Themes
The Odes of Solomon unfold as a progressive spiritual journey, moving from personal transformation and circumcision of the heart to corporate illumination, cosmic warfare, and the harrowing of hell.
1. The Crown of Truth and the Architecture of Love (Odes 1–5)
The collection opens with the defining motif of the collection: The Lord is a living, blossoming crown upon the head of the believer, generating full and complete fruits of salvation (Ode 1). Following a non- extant second Ode, Ode 3 establishes the absolute primacy of covenantal love. The speaker "clothes his limbs" in the love of the Lord, declaring that human beings cannot know how to love unless they are continuously loved first, leading to immortality: "Whoever joins the Immortal becomes Immortal." Ode 4 defends the unshakeable nature of the divine Sanctuary, designed before the creation of special places. It introduces the protective seal known to the elect archangels and requests the bountiful springs of milk and honey. Ode 5 sets this faith against the reality of persecution, requesting a cloud of thick darkness to obscure the eyes of pursuers while the believer stands unshaken on the salvation of the Lord.
2. The Gushing River and the Incarnation of Knowledge (Odes 6–10)
Ode 6 introduces a powerful ecosystem metaphor. Just as a hand moves over a harp, the Spirit of the Lord speaks through the human members. A stream goes forth from the Most High, transforming into a massive, unstoppable river that floods and carries everything to the Temple, bypassing human barriers to quench the thirst of the parched and draw souls back from death. In Ode 7, the ultimate condescension of the Messiah is revealed: "He became like me, that I might receive Him... Like my nature He became, that I might understand Him." This Word of knowledge widening the path allows Seers and singers to go forth to meet Him. Ode 8 and Ode 9 issue a direct call to open the heart and ears to the mystery of the faith, revealing that before the elect existed, the Father recognized them and imprinted a seal on their faces, preparing His holy milk for them. Believers are instructed to put on the crown in the true covenant, ensuring their names are inscribed in His book of victory. Ode 10 records the direct empowerment of the Messiah's mouth to convert lives, lead captives into freedom, and gather the dispersed Gentiles.
3. Heart Circumcision, the True Mirror, and the Sun of Daybreak (Odes 11–16)
Ode 11 serves as a pinnacle text of internal restoration. The speaker's heart is cloven and pruned by the Holy Spirit, uncovering the inward being and filling it with living water that causes a holy intoxication of knowledge. Placed upon the rock of truth, the believer is brought into Paradise, beholding blooming, self-grown orchards rooted in an immortal land where nothing is barren. Ode 12 treats the Word of the Most High as an inexpressible, limitless force whose dwelling place is man. Ode 13 delivers a crisp, practical paradigm: "Behold, the Lord is our mirror. Open your eyes and see them in Him... and wipe the paint from your face." Ode 14 maps a son's total dependence on his father, asking for the right hand of guidance and the opening of the harp of the Holy Spirit. Ode 15 compares the Lord to the sun at daybreak, dismissing all darkness, destroying corruption, and declaring: "Death has died before my countenance, hell is abolished by my word." Ode 16 frames the recitation of these psalms as the absolute occupation and art of the believer, praising the One who expanded the heavens and established the courses of nature.
4. The Breaking of Iron Bars, the Virgin Grace, and the Conquest of the Dragon (Odes 17–22) Ode 17 operates as a dramatic monologue of liberation. The speaker is crowned, justified, and loosed from chains, taking on the likeness of a new person. He shatters bars of iron, melts his own shackles, and descends into the prisons of the bound to loose them, gathering them as members under His Headship. Following a plea for the needy in Ode 18, Ode 19 outlines the mystical mixing of the Father's milk by the Holy Spirit, resulting in the painless, majestic virginal birth of the Son. Ode 20 frames the believer's priesthood around the offering of a faultless inward being, characterized by righteousness and purity of lips. Ode 21 visualizes the lifting of arms to put off darkness and put on light, while Ode 22 outlines the ultimate cosmic victory: descending from on high to shatter the dragon with seven heads, destroying his venomous seed, covering dead bones with living flesh, and building the kingdom upon the rock foundation.
5. The Shooting Letter and the Harrowing of Sheol (Odes 23–42)
Ode 23 introduces a fascinating apocalyptic device: the thought of the Master (Lord) descending from on high like a forcibly shot letter sealed with power. A mysterious wheel cuts down all adversaries until the letter is revealed as a large volume written by the finger of God, headed by the Son of Truth. Ode 24 visualizes the dove fluttering over the head of the Messiah, causing the abysses to churn and seal themselves. Ode 25 through Ode 27 emphasize personal rescue from chains, utilizing the extension of the arms as the literal sign of the upright cross. Ode 28 compares the oversight of the Spirit to a dove protecting its nestlings, keeping the believer safe from daggers and mad dogs. Ode 29 and Ode 30 celebrate victory by the Word and invite all who are thirsty to drink from the sweet living fountain flowing from the heart of the Lord. In Ode 31, the Messiah speaks directly of His voluntary silence during His unjust condemnation, enduring bitterness to redeem His nation and fulfill the promises made to the patriarchs. Ode 33 presents Grace dismissing the Corruptor, while a perfect Virgin stands on a summit summoning the sons and daughters of men to leave the ways of destruction. After exploring the simplicity of the enlightened thought (Odes 34–37), Ode 38 depicts a journey into the light of Truth within a chariot, unmasking the Deceiver and the Error who falsely imitate the Beloved and His Bride. Ode 39 depicts the Lord bridging and walking on foot across raging rivers, leaving footsteps that stand firm upon the waters for His followers to tread. The collection reaches its grand finale in Odes 41 and 42. Ode 41 sings a new chant to the Man who humbled Himself but was exalted in the perfection of the Father before time. Ode 42 seals the work with the ultimate victory over the underworld: "Sheol saw me and was shattered, and Death ejected me and many with me." The Messiah descends into the depths, acts as bitterness to death, speaks with living lips to the dead, looses the bonds of darkness, and places His name upon the heads of the liberated congregation for evermore.
An Enduring Standard for the Remnant
Within the structural layout of The Ivri Heritage Bible, the Odes of Solomon serve as a vital, non- canonical liturgical guide that breathes spirit and fire into the restored text. They remind the scattered community that the goal of the Torah, the prophets, and the testimonies is an interior transformation—a circumcision of the heart that experiences the love of the Beloved in absolute serenity. As you read these multi-layered, poetic texts from "The Odes of Solomon", let the words cleanse your lips like speaking waters, extend your hands in the sign of the unblemished cross, and anchor your soul in the living, blossoming crown of the Messiah.
Chapter 1 Crown of Emet
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Yahuah (the Lord) is on my head like a crown, and I shall never be without Him.
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Plaited for me is the crown of Emet (Truth), and it caused Your branches to blossom in me.
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For it is not like a parched crown that blossoms not;
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For You live upon my head, and have blossomed upon me.
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Your fruits are full and complete; they are full of Your yeshuah (salvation)....
Chapter 3 Putting on the love of Yahuah
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... I am putting on the love of Yahuah (the Lord).
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And His members are with Him, and I am dependent on them; and He loves me.
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For I should not have known how to love Yahuah (the Lord), if He had not continuously loved me.
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Who is able to distinguish love, except him who is loved?
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I love the Beloved and I myself love Him, and where His rest is, there also am I.
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And I shall be no stranger, because there is no jealousy with Yahuah Elyon (the Lord Most High) and Merciful.
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I have been united to Him, because the lover has found the Beloved, because I love Him that is the Son, I shall become a son.
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Indeed he who is joined to Him who is immortal, truly shall be immortal.
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And he who delights in the Life will become living.
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This is the Ruach (Spirit) of Yahuah (the Lord), which is not false, which teaches the sons of men to know His ways.
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Be wise and understanding and awakened. HalleluYAH
Chapter 4 Yahuah's holy place
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No man can pervert Your holy place, O my Elohim; nor can he change it, and put it in another place.
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Because he has no power over it; for Your sanctuary You designed before You made special places.
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The ancient one shall not be perverted by those which are inferior to it. You have given Your lev (heart), O Yahuah, to Your believers.
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Never will You be idle, nor will You be without fruits;
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For one hour of Your faith is more excellent than all days and years.
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For who shall put on Your chen (grace) and be rejected?
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Because Your seal is known; and Your creatures are known to it.
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And Your hosts possess it, and the elect archangels are clothed with it.
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You have given to us Your fellowship, not that You were in need of us, but that we are always in need of You.
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Shower upon us Your gentle rain, and open Your bountiful springs which abundantly supply us with chalav u'dvash (milk and honey).
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For there is no regret with You; that You should regret anything which You have promised;
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Since the result was manifest to You.
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For that which You gave, You gave freely, so that no longer will You draw back and take them again.
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For all was manifest to You as Elohim (God), and was set in order from the beginning before You.
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And You, O Yahuah, have made all. HalleluYAH
Chapter 5 Hope in Yahuah
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I praise You, O Yahuah, because I love You.
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O Elyon (the Most High), forsake me not, for You are my hope.
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Freely did I receive Your chen (grace), may I live by it.
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My persecutors will come but let them not see me.
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Let a cloud of darkness fall upon their eyes; and let an air of thick darkness obscure them.
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And let them have no Or (Light) to see, so that they cannot seize me.
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Let their designs become hardened, so that whatever they have conspired shall return upon their own heads.
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For they have devised a plan, but it was not for them.
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They prepared themselves maliciously, but they were found to be impotent.
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Indeed my confidence is upon Yahuah (the Lord), and I will not fear.
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And because Yahuah (the Lord) is my yeshuah (salvation), I will not fear.
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And He is as a woven crown upon my head, and I shall not be shaken.
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Even if everything should be shaken, I shall stand firm.
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And though all things visible should perish, I shall not die;
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Because Yahuah (the Lord) is with me, and I with Him. HalleluYAH
Chapter 6 Ruach of Yahuah
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As the wind glides through the harp and the strings speak,
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So the Ruach (Spirit) of Yahuah (the Lord) speaks through my members, and I speak through His chesed (love).
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For He destroys whatever is alien, and everything is of Yahuah (the Lord).
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For thus it was from the beginning, and will be until the end.
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So that nothing shall be contrary, and nothing shall rise up against Him.
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Yahuah (the Lord) has multiplied His da'at (knowledge), and He was zealous that those things should be known which through His chen (grace) have been given to us.
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And His praise He gave us on account of His Shem (name), our spirits praise His Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit).
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For there went forth a stream, and it became a river great and broad; indeed it carried away everything, and it shattered and brought it to the Temple.
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And the barriers which were built by men were not able to restrain it, nor even the arts of them who habitually restrain water.
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For it spread over the surface of all the earth, and it filled everything.
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Then all the thirsty upon the earth drank, and thirst was relieved and quenched;
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For from Elyon (the Most High) the drink was given.
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Blessed, therefore, are the ministers of that drink, who have been entrusted with His water.
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They have refreshed the parched lips, and have aroused the paralyzed will.
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Even living persons who were about to expire, they have held back from death.
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And limbs which have collapsed, they have restored and set up.
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They gave strength for their coming, and Or (Light) for their eyes.
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Because everyone recognized them as Yahuah's, and lived by the mayim chayyim (living water) of eternity. HalleluYAH
Chapter 7 Course of joy
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As is the course of anger over wickedness, so is the course of joy over the Beloved; and brings in of its fruits unhindered.
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My joy is Yahuah (the Lord) and my course is towards Him, this path of mine is beautiful.
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For there is a Helper for me, Yahuah (the Lord). He has generously shown Himself to me in His simplicity, because His kindness has diminished His dreadfulness.
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He became like me, that I might receive Him. In form He was considered like me, that I might put Him on.
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And I trembled not when I saw Him, because He was gracious to me.
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Like my nature He became, that I might understand Him. And like my form, that I might not turn away from Him.
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The Father of da'at (knowledge) is the Davar of da'at (Word of knowledge).
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He who created wisdom is wiser than His works.
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And He who created me when yet I was not knew what I would do when I came into being.
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On account of this He was gracious to me in His abundant chen (grace), and allowed me to ask from Him and to benefit from His sacrifice.
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For He it is who is incorrupt, the perfection of the worlds and their Father.
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He has allowed Him to appear to them that are His own; in order that they may recognize Him that made them, and not suppose that they came of themselves.
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For towards da'at (knowledge) He has set His way, he has widened it and lengthened it and brought it to complete perfection.
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And has set over it the traces of His Or (Light), and it proceeded from the beginning until the end.
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For by Him He was served, and He was pleased by the Son.
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And because of His yeshuah (salvation) He will possess everything. And Elyon (the Most High) will be known by His holy ones:
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To announce to those who have songs of the coming of Yahuah (the Lord), that they may go forth to meet Him and may sing to Him, with joy and with the harp of many tones.
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The Seers shall go before Him, and they shall be seen before Him.
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And they shall praise Yahuah (the Lord) in His chesed (love), because He is near and does see.
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And hatred shall be removed from the earth, and with jealousy it shall be drowned.
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For ignorance was destroyed upon it, because the da'at (knowledge) of Yahuah (the Lord) arrived upon it.
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Let the singers sing the chen (grace) of Yahuah Elyon (the Lord Most High), and let them bring their songs.
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And let their lev (heart) be like the day, and their gentle voices like the majestic beauty of Yahuah (the Lord).
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And let there not be anyone who breathes that is without da'at (knowledge) or voice.
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For He gave a mouth to His creation: to open the voice of the mouth towards Him, and to praise Him.
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Confess His power and declare His chen (grace). HalleluYAH
Chapter 8 Exultation of Yahuah
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Open, open your levot (hearts) to the exultation of Yahuah (the Lord), and let your love abound from the lev (heart) to the lips.
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In order to bring forth fruits to Yahuah (the Lord), a holy life; and to talk with watchfulness in His Or (Light).
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Rise up and stand erect, you who sometimes were brought low.
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You who were in silence, speak, for your mouth has been opened.
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You who were despised, from henceforth be lifted up, for your Tzedakah (Righteousness) has been lifted up;
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For the right hand of Yahuah (the Lord) is with you, and He will be your Helper.
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And Shalom (Peace) was prepared for you, before what may be your war.
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Hear the Davar (Word) of Emet (Truth), and receive the da'at (knowledge) of Elyon (the Most High).
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Your flesh may not understand that which I am about to say to you; nor your garment that which I am about to show you.
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Keep my mystery, you who are kept by it; keep my faith, you who are kept by it.
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And understand my da'at (knowledge), you who know me in Emet (Truth); love me with affection, you who love;
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For I turn not my face from my own, because I know them.
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And before they had existed, I recognized them; and imprinted a seal on their faces.
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I fashioned their members, and my own breasts I prepared for them, that they might drink my holy milk and live by it.
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I am pleased by them, and am not ashamed by them.
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For my workmanship are they, and the strength of my thoughts.
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Therefore who can stand against my work? Or who is not subject to them?
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I willed and fashioned mind and lev (heart), and they are my own. And upon my right hand I have set my elect ones.
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And my Tzedakah (Righteousness) goes before them, and they shall not be deprived of my name; for it is with them.
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Pray and increase, and abide in the love of Yahuah (the Lord);
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And you who were loved in the Beloved, and you who are kept in Him who lives, and you who are saved in Him who was saved.
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And you shall be found incorrupt in all ages, on account of the name of your Father. HalleluYAH
Chapter 9 Davar of Yahuah
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Open your ears, and I shall speak to you.
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Give me yourself, so that I may also give you myself.
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the Davar (Word) of Yahuah (the Lord) and His desires, the holy thought which He has thought concerning His Mashiach (Messiah).
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For in the will of Yahuah (the Lord) is your life, and His purpose is eternal life, and your perfection is incorruptible.
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Be enriched in Elohim (God) the Father; and receive the purpose of Elyon (the Most High). Be strong and redeemed by His chen (grace).
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For I announce Shalom (Peace) to you, His holy ones, so that none of those who hear shall fall in the war.
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And also that those who have known Him may not perish, and so that those who received Him may not be ashamed.
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An everlasting crown is Emet (Truth); blessed are they who set it on their head.
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It is a precious stone, for the wars were on account of the crown.
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But Tzedakah (Righteousness) has taken it, and has given it to you.
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Put on the crown in the true covenant of Yahuah (the Lord), and all those who have conquered will be inscribed in His book.
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For their book is the reward of victory which is for you, and she sees you before her and wills that you shall be saved. HalleluYAH
Chapter 10 Directed by Davar
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Yahuah (the Lord) has directed my mouth by His Davar (Word), and has opened my lev (heart) by His Or (Light).
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And He has caused to dwell in me His immortal life, and permitted me to proclaim the fruit of His Shalom (Peace).
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To convert the lives of those who desire to come to Him, and to lead those who are captive into freedom.
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I took courage and became strong and captured the world, and the captivity became mine for the Kavod (Glory) of Elyon (the Most High), and of Elohim (God) my Father.
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And the Gentiles who had been dispersed were gathered together, but I was not defiled by my love for them, because they had praised me in high places.
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And the traces of Or (Light) were set upon their lev (heart), and they walked according to my life and were saved, and they became my people for ever and ever. HalleluYAH
Chapter 11 Lev pruned and flower appeared
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My lev (heart) was pruned and its flower appeared, then chen (grace) sprang up in it, and my lev (heart) produced fruits for Yahuah (the Lord).
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For Elyon (the Most High) circumcised me by His Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), then He uncovered my inward being towards Him, and filled me with His chesed (love).
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And His circumcising became my yeshuah (salvation), and I ran in the Way, in His Shalom (Peace), in the way of Emet (Truth).
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From the beginning until the end I received His da'at (knowledge).
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And I was established upon the rock of Emet (Truth), where He had set me.
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And speaking waters touched my lips from the fountain of Yahuah (the Lord) generously.
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And so I drank and became intoxicated, from the mayim chayyim (living water) that does not die.
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And my intoxication did not cause ignorance, but I abandoned vanity,
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And turned toward Elyon (the Most High), my Elohim, and was enriched by His favors.
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And I rejected the folly cast upon the earth, and stripped it off and cast it from me.
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And Yahuah (the Lord) renewed me with His garment, and possessed me by His Or (Light).
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And from above He gave me immortal rest, and I became like the land that blossoms and rejoices in its fruits.
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And Yahuah (the Lord) is like the sun upon the face of the land.
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My eyes were enlightened, and my face received the tal (dew);
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And my breath was refreshed by the pleasant fragrance of Yahuah (the Lord).
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And He took me to His Gan Eden (Paradise), wherein is the wealth of Yahuah's pleasure. I beheld blooming and fruit-bearing trees, And self-grown was their crown. Their branches were sprouting and their fruits were shining. From an immortal land were their roots. And a river of gladness was irrigating them, And round about them in the land of eternal life.
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Then I worshipped Yahuah (the Lord) because of His magnificence.
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And I said, Blessed, O Yahuah, are they who are planted in Your land, and who have a place in Your Gan Eden (Paradise);
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And who grow in the growth of Your trees, and have passed from darkness into Or (Light).
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Behold, all Your laborers are fair, they who work good works, and turn from wickedness to your pleasantness.
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For the pungent odor of the trees is changed in Your land,
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And everything becomes a remnant of Yourself. Blessed are the workers of Your waters, and eternal memorials of Your faithful servants.
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Indeed, there is much room in Your Gan Eden (Paradise). And there is nothing in it which is barren, but everything is filled with fruit.
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Kavod (Glory) be to You, O Elohim, the delight of Gan Eden (Paradise) for ever. HalleluYAH
Chapter 12 Davar and Emet
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He has filled me with words of Emet (Truth), that I may proclaim Him.
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And like the flowing of waters, Emet (Truth) flows from my mouth, and my lips declare His fruits.
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And He has caused His da'at (knowledge) to abound in me, because the mouth of Yahuah (the Lord) is the true Davar (Word), and the entrance of His Or (Light).
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And Elyon (the Most High) has given Him to His generations, which are the interpreters of His beauty, And the narrators of His Kavod (Glory), And the confessors of His purpose, And the preachers of His mind, And the teachers of His works.
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For the subtlety of the Davar (Word) is inexpressible, and like His utterance so also is His swiftness and His acuteness, for limitless is His progression.
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He never falls but remains standing, and one cannot comprehend His descent or His way.
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For as His work is, so is His expectation, for He is the Or (Light) and dawning of thought.
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And by Him the generations spoke to one another, and those that were silent acquired speech.
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And from Him came love and equality, and they spoke one to another that which was theirs.
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And they were stimulated by the Davar (Word), and knew Him who made them, because they were in harmony.
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For the mouth of Elyon (the Most High) spoke to them, and His exposition prospered through Him.
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For the dwelling place of the Davar (Word) is man, and His Emet (Truth) is love.
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Blessed are they who by means of Him have perceived everything, and have known Yahuah (the Lord) in His Emet (Truth). HalleluYAH
Chapter 13 Yahuah is our mirror
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Behold, Yahuah (the Lord) is our mirror. Open your eyes and see them in Him.
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And learn the manner of your face, then declare praises to His Ruach (Spirit).
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And wipe the paint from your face, and love His holiness and put it on.
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Then you will be unblemished at all times with Him. HalleluYAH
Chapter 14 Eyes upon Yahuah
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As the eyes of a son upon his father, so are my eyes, O Yahuah, at all times towards You.
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Because my breasts and my pleasure are with You.
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Turn not aside Your mercies from me, O Yahuah; and take not Your kindness from me.
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Stretch out to me, my Adonai, at all times, Your right hand, and be to me a guide till the end according to Your will.
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Let me be pleasing before You, because of Your Kavod (Glory), and because of Your Shem (name) let me be saved from the Evil One.
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And let Your gentleness, O Yahuah, abide with me, and the fruits of Your love.
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Teach me the odes of Your Emet (Truth), that I may produce fruits in You.
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And open to me the harp of Your Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), so that with every note I may praise You, O Yahuah.
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And according to the multitude of Your mercies, so grant unto me, and hasten to grant our petitions.
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For You are sufficient for all our needs. HalleluYAH
Chapter 15 Sun is the joy
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As the sun is the joy of them who seek its daybreak, so is my joy Yahuah (the Lord);
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Because He is my Sun, and His rays have lifted me up; and His Or (Light) has dismissed all darkness from my face.
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Eyes I have obtained in Him, and have seen His holy day.
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Ears I have acquired, and have heard His Emet (Truth).
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The thought of da'at (knowledge) I have acquired, and have enjoyed delight fully through Him.
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I repudiated the way of error, and went towards Him and received yeshuah (salvation) from Him abundantly.
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And according to His generosity He gave to me, and according to His excellent beauty He made me.
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I put on immortality through His Shem (name), and took off corruption by His chen (grace).
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Death has been destroyed before my face, and She'ol (Sheol) has been vanquished by my Davar (Word).
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And eternal life has arisen in Yahuah's land, and it has been declared to His faithful ones, and has been given without limit to all that trust in Him. HalleluYAH
Chapter 16 Psalm of Yahuah
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As the occupation of the ploughman is the ploughshare, and the occupation of the helmsman is the steering of the ship, so also my occupation is the psalm of Yahuah (the Lord) by His hymns.
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My art and my service are in His hymns, because His chesed (love) has nourished my lev (heart), and His fruits He poured unto my lips.
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For my love is Yahuah (the Lord); hence I will sing unto Him.
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For I am strengthened by His praises, and I have faith in Him.
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I will open my mouth, and His Ruach (Spirit) will speak through me the Kavod (Glory) of Yahuah (the Lord) and His beauty,
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The work of His hands, and the labor of His fingers;
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For the multitude of His mercies, and the strength of His Davar (Word).
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For the Davar (Word) of Yahuah (the Lord) investigates that which is invisible, and reveals His thought.
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For the eye sees His works, and the ear hears His thought.
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It is He who made the earth broad, and placed the waters in the sea.
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He expanded the heaven, and fixed the stars.
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And He fixed the creation and set it up, then He rested from His works.
13
And created things run according to their courses, and work their works, for they can never cease nor fail.
14
And the hosts are subject to His Davar (Word).
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The reservoir of Or (Light) is the sun, and the reservoir of darkness is the night.
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For He made the sun for the day so that it will be Or (Light); but night brings darkness over the face of the earth.
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And by their portion one from another they complete the beauty of Elohim (God).
18
And there is nothing outside of Yahuah (the Lord), because He was before anything came to be.
19
And the worlds are by His Davar (Word), and by the thought of His lev (heart).
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Praise and honor to His Shem (name). HalleluYAH
Chapter 17 Crowned by my Elohim
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Then I was crowned by my Elohim, and my crown was living.
2
And I was justified by my Adonai, for my yeshuah (salvation) is incorruptible.
3
I have been freed from vanities, and am not condemned.
4
My chains were cut off by His hands, I received the face and likeness of a new person, and I walked in Him and was saved.
5
And the thought of Emet (Truth) led me, and I went after it and wandered not.
6
And all who saw me were amazed, and I seemed to them like a stranger.
7
And He who knew and exalted me, is Elyon (the Most High) in all His perfection.
8
And He glorified me by His kindness, and raised my understanding to the height of Emet (Truth).
9
And from there He gave me the way of His steps, and I opened the doors which were closed.
10
And I shattered the bars of iron, for my own shackles had grown hot and melted before me.
11
And nothing appeared closed to me, because I was the opening of everything.
12
And I went towards all my bound ones in order to loose them; that I might not leave anyone bound or binding.
13
And I gave my da'at (knowledge) generously, and my resurrection through my love.
14
And I sowed my fruits in levot (hearts), and transformed them through myself.
15
Then they received my blessing and lived, and they were gathered to me and were saved;
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Because they became my members, and I was their Head.
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Kavod (Glory) to You, our Head, O Yahuah Mashiach (Messiah). HalleluYAH
Chapter 18 Enriched in the love of Elyon
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My lev (heart) was lifted up and enriched in the love of Elyon (the Most High), so that I might praise Him with my name.
2
My members were strengthened, that they may not fall from His power.
3
Infirmities fled from my body, and it stood firm for Yahuah (the Lord) by His will; because His kingdom is firm.
4
O Yahuah, for the sake of those who are in need, do not dismiss Your Davar (Word) from me.
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Nor, for the sake of their works, withhold Your perfection from me.
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Let not Or (Light) be conquered by darkness, nor let Emet (Truth) flee from falsehood.
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Let Your right hand set our yeshuah (salvation) to victory, and let it receive from every region, and preserve it on the side of everyone who is besieged by misfortunes.
8
You are my Elohim, falsehood and death are not in Your mouth; only perfection is Your will.
9
And vanity You know not, because neither does it know You.
10
And You know not error; because neither does it know You.
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And ignorance appeared like dust, and like the foam of the sea.
12
And vain people thought that it was great, and they became like its type and were impoverished.
13
But those who knew understood and contemplated, and were not polluted by their thoughts;
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Because they were in the mind of Elyon (the Most High), and mocked those who were walking in error.
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Then they spoke the Emet (Truth), from the breath which Elyon (the Most High) breathed into them.
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Praise and great honor to His Shem (name). HalleluYAH
Chapter 19 The Cup of Milk
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A cup of milk was offered to me, and I drank it in the sweetness of Yahuah's kindness.
2
The Son is the cup, and the Father is He who was milked; and the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) is She who milked Him;
3
Because His breasts were full, and it was undesirable that His milk should be ineffectually released.
4
the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) opened Her bosom, and mixed the milk of the two breasts of the Father.
5
Then She gave the mixture to the generation without their knowing, and those who have received it are in the perfection of the right hand.
6
The womb of the Virgin took it, and she received conception and gave birth.
7
So the Virgin became a mother with great mercies.
8
And she labored and bore the Son but without pain, because it did not occur without purpose.
9
And she did not require a midwife, because He caused her to give life.
10
She brought forth like a strong man with desire, and she bore according to the manifestation, and she acquired according to the Great Power.
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And she loved with redemption, and guarded with kindness, and declared with grandeur. HalleluYAH
Chapter 20 Priest of Yahuah
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I am a priest of Yahuah (the Lord), and Him I serve as a priest;
2
And to Him I offer the offering of His thought.
3
For His thought is not like the world, nor like the flesh, nor like them who worship according to the flesh.
4
The offering of Yahuah (the Lord) is Tzedakah (Righteousness), and purity of lev (heart) and lips.
5
Offer your inward being faultlessly; and let not your compassion oppress compassion; and let not yourself oppress a self.
6
You should not purchase a stranger because he is like yourself, nor seek to deceive your neighbor, nor deprive him of the covering for his nakedness.
7
But put on the chen (grace) of Yahuah (the Lord) generously, and come to His Gan Eden (Paradise), and make for yourself a garland from His tree.
8
Then put it on your head and be joyful, and recline upon His rest.
9
For His Kavod (Glory) will go before you; and you shall receive of His kindness and of His chen (grace); and you shall be anointed in Emet (Truth) with the praise of His holiness.
10
Praise and honor to His Shem (name). HalleluYAH
Chapter 21 Arms lifted on high
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I lifted up my arms on high on account of the compassion of Yahuah (the Lord).
2
Because He cast off my bonds from me, and my Helper lifted me up according to His compassion and His yeshuah (salvation).
3
And I put off darkness, and put on Or (Light).
4
And even I myself acquired members. In them there was no sickness or affliction or suffering.
5
And abundantly helpful to me was the thought of Yahuah (the Lord), and His everlasting fellowship.
6
And I was lifted up in the Or (Light), and I passed before Him.
7
And I was constantly near Him, while praising and confessing Him.
8
He caused my lev (heart) to overflow, and it was found in my mouth; and it sprang forth unto my lips.
9
Then upon my face increased the exultation of Yahuah (the Lord) and His praise. HalleluYAH
Chapter 22 Descending from on high
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He who caused me to descend from on high, and to ascend from the regions below;
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And He who gathers what is in the Middle, and throws them to me;
3
He who scattered my enemies, and my adversaries;
4
He who gave me authority over bonds, so that I might unbind them;
5
He who overthrew by my hands the dragon with seven heads, and set me at his roots that I might destroy his seed;
6
You were there and helped me, and in every place Your Shem (name) surrounded me.
7
Your right hand destroyed his evil venom, and Your hand leveled the Way for those who believe in You.
8
And It chose them from the graves, and separated them from the dead ones.
9
It took dead bones and covered them with flesh.
10
But they were motionless, so It gave them energy for life.
11
Incorruptible was Your way and Your face; You have brought Your world to corruption, that everything might be resolved and renewed.
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And the foundation of everything is Your rock. And upon it You have built Your kingdom, and it became the dwelling-place of the holy ones. HalleluYAH
Chapter 23 Joy for the holy ones
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Joy is for the holy ones. And who shall put it on but they alone?
2
chen (grace) is for the elect ones. And who shall receive it but they who trusted in it from the beginning?
3
Love is for the elect ones. And who shall put it on but they who possessed it from the beginning?
4
Walk in the da'at (knowledge) of Yahuah (the Lord), and you will know the chen (grace) of Yahuah (the Lord) generously; both for His exultation and for the perfection of His da'at (knowledge).
5
And His thought was like a letter, and His will descended from on high.
6
And it was sent like an arrow which from a bow has been forcibly shot.
7
And many hands rushed to the letter, in order to catch it, then take and read it.
8
But it escaped from their fingers; and they were afraid of it and of the seal which was upon it.
9
Because they were not allowed to loosen its seal; for the power which was over the seal was greater than they.
10
But those who saw the letter went after it; that they might learn where it would land, and who should read it, and who should hear it.
11
But a wheel received it, and it came over it.
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And a sign was with it, of the kingdom and of providence.
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And everything which was disturbing the wheel, it mowed and cut down.
14
And it restrained a multitude of adversaries; and bridged rivers.
15
And it crossed over and uprooted many forests, and made an open way.
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The head went down to the feet, because unto the feet ran the wheel, and whatever had come upon it.
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The letter was one of command, and hence all regions were gathered together.
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And there was seen at its head, the head which was revealed, even the Son of Emet (Truth) from Elyon (the Most High) Father.
19
And He inherited and possessed everything, and then the scheming of the many ceased.
20
Then all the seducers became headstrong and fled, and the persecutors became extinct and were blotted out.
21
And the letter became a large volume, which was entirely written by the finger of Elohim (God).
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And the name of the Father was upon it; and of the Son and of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), to rule for ever and ever. HalleluYAH
Chapter 24 Dove over the Mashiach
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The dove fluttered over the head of our Yahuah Mashiach (Messiah), because He was her head.
2
And she sang over Him, and her voice was heard.
3
Then the inhabitants were afraid, and the foreigners were disturbed.
4
The bird began to fly, and every creeping thing died in its hole.
5
And the chasms were opened and closed; and they were seeking Yahuah (the Lord) as those who are about to give birth.
6
But He was not given to them for nourishment, because He did not belong to them.
7
But the chasms were submerged in the seal of Yahuah (the Lord), and they perished in the thought with which they had remained from the beginning.
8
For they were in labor from the beginning, and the end of their travail was life.
9
And all of them who were lacking perished, because they were not able to express the Davar (Word) so that they might remain.
10
And Yahuah (the Lord) destroyed the devices, of all those who had not the Emet (Truth) with them.
11
For they were lacking in wisdom, they who exalted themselves in their mind.
12
So they were rejected, because the Emet (Truth) was not with them.
13
For Yahuah (the Lord) revealed His way, and spread widely His chen (grace).
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And those who understood it knew His holiness. HalleluYAH
Chapter 25 Rescued from chains
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I was rescued from my chains, and I fled unto You, O my Elohim.
2
Because You are the right hand of yeshuah (salvation), and my Helper.
3
You have restrained those who rise up against me, and no more were they seen.
4
Because Your face was with me, which saved me by Your chen (grace).
5
But I was despised and rejected in the eyes of many, and I was in their eyes like lead.
6
And I acquired strength from You, and help.
7
A lamp You set for me both on my right and on my left, so that there might not be in me anything that is not Or (Light).
8
And I was covered with the covering of Your Spirit, and I removed from me my garments of skin.
9
Because Your right hand exalted me, and caused sickness to pass from me.
10
And I became mighty in Your Emet (Truth), and holy in Your Tzedakah (Righteousness).
11
And all my adversaries were afraid of me, and I became Yahuah's by the name of Yahuah (the Lord).
12
And I was justified by His kindness, and His rest is for ever and ever. HalleluYAH
Chapter 26 Praise to Yahuah
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I poured out praise to Yahuah (the Lord), because I am His own.
2
And I will recite His holy ode, because my lev (heart) is with Him.
3
For His harp is in my hand, and the odes of His rest shall not be silent.
4
I will call unto Him with all my lev (heart), I will praise and exalt Him with all my members.
5
For from the East and unto the West is His praise;
6
Also from the South and unto the North is His thanksgiving.
7
Even from the crest of the summits and unto their extremity is His perfection.
8
Who can write the odes of Yahuah (the Lord), or who can read them?
9
Or who can train himself for life, so that he himself may be saved?
10
Or who can press upon Elyon (the Most High), so that He would recite from His mouth?
11
Who can interpret the wonders of Yahuah (the Lord)? Though he who interprets will be destroyed, yet that which was interpreted will remain.
12
For it suffices to perceive and be satisfied, for the odists stand in serenity;
13
Like a river which has an increasingly gushing spring, and flows to the relief of them that seek it. HalleluYAH
Chapter 27 Extended hands
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I extended my hands and hallowed my Adonai,
2
For the expansion of my hands is His sign.
3
And my extension is the upright cross. HalleluYAH
Chapter 28 Wings of the Ruach
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As the wings of doves over their nestlings, and the mouths of their nestlings towards their mouths, so also are the wings of the Ruach (Spirit) over my lev (heart).
2
My lev (heart) continually refreshes itself and leaps for joy, like the babe who leaps for joy in his mother's womb.
3
I trusted, consequently I was at rest; because trustful is He in whom I trusted.
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He has greatly blessed me, and my head is with Him.
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And the dagger shall not divide me from Him, nor the sword;
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Because I am ready before destruction comes, and have been set on His immortal side.
7
And immortal life embraced me, and kissed me.
8
And from that life is the Ruach (Spirit) which is within me. And it cannot die because it is life.
9
Those who saw me were amazed, because I was persecuted.
10
And they thought that I had been swallowed up, because I seemed to them as one of the lost.
11
But my injustice became my yeshuah (salvation).
12
And I became their abomination, because there was no jealousy in me.
13
Because I continually did good to every man I was hated.
14
And they surrounded me like mad dogs, those who in stupidity attack their masters.
15
Because their thought is depraved, and their mind is perverted.
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But I was carrying water in my right hand, and their bitterness I endured by my sweetness.
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And I did not perish, because I was not their brother, nor was my birth like theirs.
18
And they sought my death but did not find it possible, because I was older than their memory; and in vain did they cast lots against me.
19
And those who were after me sought in vain to destroy the memorial of Him who was before them.
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Because the thought of Elyon (the Most High) cannot be prepossessed; and His lev (heart) is superior to all wisdom. HalleluYAH
Chapter 29 Yahuah is my hope
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Yahuah (the Lord) is my hope, I shall not be ashamed of Him.
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For according to His praise He made me, and according to His chen (grace) even so He gave to me.
3
And according to His mercies He exalted me, and according to His great honor He lifted me up.
4
And he caused me to ascend from the depths of She'ol (Sheol), and from the mouth of death He drew me.
5
And I humbled my enemies, and He justified me by His chen (grace).
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For I believed in Yahuah's Mashiach (Messiah), and considered that He is Yahuah (the Lord).
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And He revealed to me His sign, and He led me by His Or (Light).
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And He gave me the scepter of His power, that I might subdue the devices of the people, and humble the power of the mighty.
9
To make war by His Davar (Word), and to take victory by His power.
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And Yahuah (the Lord) overthrew my enemy by His Davar (Word), and he became like the dust which a breeze carries off.
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And I gave praise to Elyon (the Most High), because He has magnified His servant and the son of His maidservant. HalleluYAH
Chapter 30 Living fountain of Yahuah
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Fill for yourselves water from the living fountain of Yahuah (the Lord), because it has been opened for you.
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And come all you thirsty and take a drink, and rest beside the fountain of Yahuah (the Lord).
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Because it is pleasing and sparkling, and perpetually refreshes the self.
4
For much sweeter is its water than honey, and the honeycomb of bees is not to be compared with it;
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Because it flowed from the lips of Yahuah (the Lord), and it named from the lev (heart) of Yahuah (the Lord).
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And it came boundless and invisible, and until it was set in the middle they knew it not.
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Blessed are they who have drunk from it, and have refreshed themselves by it. HalleluYAH
Chapter 31 Chasms vanished
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Chasms vanished before Yahuah (the Lord), and darkness dissipated before His appearance.
2
Error erred and perished on account of Him; and contempt received no path, for it was submerged by the Emet (Truth) of Yahuah (the Lord).
3
He opened His mouth and spoke chen (grace) and joy; and recited a new chant to His Shem (name).
4
Then He lifted his voice towards Elyon (the Most High), and offered to Him those that had become sons through Him.
5
And His face was justified, because thus His Holy Father had given to Him.
6
Come forth, you who have been afflicted, and receive joy.
7
And possess yourselves through chen (grace), and take unto you immortal life.
8
And they condemned me when I stood up, me who had not been condemned.
9
Then they divided my spoil, though nothing was owed them.
10
But I endured and held my Shalom (Peace) and was silent, that I might not be disturbed by them.
11
But I stood undisturbed like a solid rock, which is continuously pounded by columns of waves and endures.
12
And I bore their bitterness because of humility; that I might redeem my nation and instruct it.
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And that I might not nullify the promises to the patriarchs, to whom I was promised for the yeshuah (salvation) of their offspring. HalleluYAH
Chapter 32 Blessed joy
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To the blessed ones the joy is from their lev (heart), and Or (Light) from Him who dwells in them;
2
And the Davar (Word) of Emet (Truth) who is self-originate,
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Because He has been strengthened by the Holy Power of Elyon (the Most High); and He is unshaken for ever and ever. HalleluYAH
Chapter 33 Grace dismissed the Corruptor
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But again chen (grace) was swift and dismissed the Corruptor, and descended upon him to renounce him.
2
And he caused utter destruction before him, and corrupted all his work.
3
And he stood on the peak of a summit and cried aloud from one end of the earth to the other.
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Then he drew to him all those who obeyed him, for he did not appear as the Evil One.
5
However, the perfect Virgin stood, who was preaching and summoning and saying:
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O you sons of men, return, and you their daughters, come.
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And leave the ways of that Corruptor, and approach me.
8
And I will enter into you, and bring you forth from destruction, and make you wise in the ways of Emet (Truth).
9
Be not corrupted nor perish.
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Obey me and be saved, for I am proclaiming unto you the chen (grace) of Elohim (God).
11
And through me you will be saved and become blessed. I am your judge;
12
And they who have put me on shall not be falsely accused, but they shall possess incorruption in the new world.
13
My elect ones have walked with me, and my ways I will make known to them who seek me; and I will promise them my name. HalleluYAH
Chapter 34 No hard way
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There is no hard way where there is a simple lev (heart), nor barrier for upright thoughts,
2
Nor whirlwind in the depth of the enlightened thought.
3
Where one is surrounded on every side by pleasing country, there is nothing divided in him.
4
The likeness of that which is below is that which is above.
5
For everything is from above, and from below there is nothing, but it is believed to be by those in whom there is no understanding.
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chen (grace) has been revealed for your yeshuah (salvation). Believe and live and be saved. HalleluYAH
Chapter 35 Gentle showers
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The gentle showers of Yahuah (the Lord) overshadowed me with serenity, and they caused a cloud of Shalom (Peace) to rise over my head;
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That it might guard me at all times. And it became yeshuah (salvation) to me.
3
Everyone was disturbed and afraid, and there came from them smoke and judgment.
4
But I was tranquil in Yahuah's legion; more than shade was He to me, and more than foundation.
5
And I was carried like a child by its mother; and He gave me milk, the tal (dew) of Yahuah (the Lord).
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And I was enriched by His favor, and rested in His perfection.
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And I spread out my hands in the ascent of myself, and I directed myself towards Elyon (the Most High), and I was redeemed towards Him. HalleluYAH
Chapter 36 Rested on the Ruach
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I rested on the Ruach (Spirit) of Yahuah (the Lord), and She lifted me up to heaven;
2
And caused me to stand on my feet in Yahuah's high place, before His perfection and His Kavod (Glory), where I continued glorifying Him by the composition of His Odes.
3
the Ruach (Spirit) brought me forth before Yahuah's face, and because I was the Son of Man, I was named the Or (Light), the Ben Elohim (Son of God);
4
Because I was the most glorified among the glorious ones, and the greatest among the great ones.
5
For according to the greatness of Elyon (the Most High), so She made me; and according to His newness He renewed me.
6
And He anointed me with His perfection; and I became one of those who are near Him.
7
And my mouth was opened like a cloud of tal (dew), and my lev (heart) gushed forth like a gusher of Tzedakah (Righteousness).
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And my approach was in Shalom (Peace), and I was established in the Ruach (Spirit) of Providence. HalleluYAH
Chapter 37 Stretched out hands
1
I stretched out my hands towards Yahuah (the Lord), and towards Elyon (the Most High) I raised my voice.
2
And I spoke with the lips of my lev (heart), and He heard me when my voice reached Him.
3
His Davar (Word) came towards me, in order to give me the fruits of my labors;
4
And gave me rest by the chen (grace) of Yahuah (the Lord). HalleluYAH
Chapter 38 Or of Emet
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I went up into the Or (Light) of Emet (Truth) as into a chariot, and the Emet (Truth) led me and caused me to come.
2
And caused me to pass over chasms and gulfs, and saved me from cliffs and valleys.
3
And became for me a haven of yeshuah (salvation), and set me on the place of immortal life.
4
And He went with me and caused me to rest and did not allow me to err; because He was and is the Emet (Truth).
5
And there was no danger for me because I constantly walked with Him; and I did not err in anything because I obeyed Him.
6
For Error fled from Him, and never met Him.
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But Emet (Truth) was proceeding on the upright way, and whatever I did not understand He exhibited to me:
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All the poisons of error, and pains of death which are considered sweetness.
9
And the corrupting of the Corruptor, I saw when the bride who was corrupting was adorned, and the bridegroom who corrupts and is corrupted.
10
And I asked the Emet (Truth), Who are these? And He said to me: This is the Deceiver and the Error.
11
And they imitate the Beloved and His Bride, and they cause the world to err and corrupt it.
12
And they invite many to the wedding feast, and allow them to drink the wine of their intoxication;
13
So they cause them to vomit up their wisdom and their da'at (knowledge), and prepare for them mindlessness.
14
Then they abandon them; and so they stumble about like mad and corrupted men.
15
Since there is no understanding in them, neither do they seek it.
16
But I have been made wise so as not to fall into the hands of the Deceivers, and I myself rejoiced because the Emet (Truth) had gone with me.
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For I was established and lived and was redeemed, and my foundations were laid on account of Yahuah's hand; because He has planted me.
18
For He set the root, and watered it and endowed it and blessed it, and its fruits will be forever.
19
It penetrated deeply and sprang up and spread out, and it was full and was enlarged.
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And Yahuah (the Lord) alone was glorified, in His planting and in His cultivation;
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In His care and in the blessing of His lips, in the beautiful planting of His right hand;
22
And in the attainment of His planting, and in the understanding of His mind. HalleluYAH
Chapter 39 Raging rivers of power
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Raging rivers are the power of Yahuah (the Lord); they send headlong those who despise Him.
2
And entangle their paths, and destroy their crossings.
3
And snatch their bodies, and corrupt their natures.
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For they are more swift than lightnings, even more rapid.
5
But those who cross them in faith shall not be disturbed.
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And those who walk on them faultlessly shall not be shaken.
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Because the sign on them is Yahuah (the Lord), and the sign is the Way for those who cross in the name of Yahuah (the Lord).
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Therefore, put on the name of Elyon (the Most High) and know Him, and you shall cross without danger; because rivers shall be obedient to you.
9
Yahuah (the Lord) has bridged them by His Davar (Word), and He walked and crossed them on foot.
10
And His footsteps stand firm upon the waters, and were not destroyed; but they are like a beam of wood that is constructed on Emet (Truth).
11
On this side and on that the waves were lifted up, but the footsteps of our Yahuah Mashiach (Messiah) stand firm.
12
And they are neither blotted out, nor destroyed.
13
And the Way has been appointed for those who cross over after Him, and for those who adhere to the path of His faith; and who adore His Shem (name). HalleluYAH
Chapter 40 Honey from the honeycomb
1
As honey drips from the honeycomb of bees, and milk flows from the woman who loves her children, so also is my hope upon You, O my Elohim.
2
As a fountain gushes forth its water, so my lev (heart) gushes forth the praise of Yahuah (the Lord), and my lips bring forth praise to Him.
3
And my tongue becomes sweet by His anthems, and my members are anointed by His odes.
4
My face rejoices in His exultation, and my spirit exults in His chesed (love), and my nature shines in Him.
5
And he who is afraid shall trust in Him, and redemption shall be assured in Him.
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And His possessions are immortal life, and those who receive it are incorruptible. HalleluYAH
Chapter 41 Praise the babes of Yahuah
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Let all Yahuah's babes praise Him, and let us receive the Emet (Truth) of His faith.
2
And His children shall be acknowledged by Him, therefore let us sing by His chesed (love).
3
We live in Yahuah (the Lord) by His chen (grace), and life we receive by His Mashiach (Messiah).
4
For a great day has shined upon us, and wonderful is He who has given to us of His Kavod (Glory).
5
Let us, therefore, all of us agree in the name of Yahuah (the Lord), and let us honor Him in His goodness.
6
And let our faces shine in His Or (Light), and let our levot (hearts) meditate in His chesed (love), by night and by day.
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Let us exult with the exultation of Yahuah (the Lord).
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All those who see me will be amazed, because I am from another race.
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For the Father of Emet (Truth) remembered me; he who possessed me from the beginning.
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For His riches begat me, and the thought of His lev (heart).
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And His Davar (Word) is with us in all our way, the Savior who gives life and does not reject ourselves.
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The Man who humbled Himself, but was exalted because of His own Tzedakah (Righteousness).
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The Ben Elyon (Son of the Most High) appeared in the perfection of His Father.
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And Or (Light) dawned from the Davar (Word) that was before time in Him.
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the Mashiach (Messiah) in Emet (Truth) is one. And He was known before the foundations of the world, that He might give life to persons for ever by the Emet (Truth) of His Shem (name).
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A new chant is for Yahuah (the Lord) from them that love Him. HalleluYAH
Chapter 42 The upright cross
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I extended my hands and approached my Adonai, for the expansion of my hands is His sign.
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And my extension is the upright cross, that was lifted up on the way of the Righteous One.
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And I became useless to those who knew me not, because I shall hide myself from those who possessed me not.
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And I will be with those who love me.
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All my persecutors have died, and they sought me, they who declared against me, because I am living.
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Then I arose and am with them, and will speak by their mouths.
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For they have rejected those who persecute them; and I threw over them the yoke of my love.
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Like the arm of the bridegroom over the bride, so is my yoke over those who know me.
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And as the bridal chamber is spread out by the bridal pair's home, so is my love by those who believe in me.
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I was not rejected although I was considered to be so, and I did not perish although they thought it of me.
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She'ol (Sheol) saw me and was shattered, and Death ejected me and many with me.
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I have been vinegar and bitterness to it, and I went down with it as far as its depth.
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Then the feet and the head it released, because it was not able to endure my face.
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And I made a congregation of living among his dead; and I spoke with them by living lips; in order that my Davar (Word) may not be unprofitable.
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And those who had died ran towards me; and they cried out and said, Ben Elohim (Son of God), have pity on us.
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And deal with us according to Your kindness, and bring us out from the bonds of darkness.
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And open for us the door by which we may come out to You; for we perceive that our death does not touch You.
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May we also be saved with You, because You are our Savior.
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Then I heard their voice, and placed their faith in my lev (heart).
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And I placed my name upon their head, because they are free and they are mine. HalleluYAH