Odes of Solomon/Ode 40

And My Lips Bring Forth a Song of Praise

¹ As the honey drips from the honeycomb of bees,

and milk flows from the woman who loves her children,

so also is my hope in you, my God.

² As a spring gushes out its waters,

so my heart gushes out praises of the Lord,

and my lips bring forth a song of praise to him.

³ And my tongue is sweet in his songs,

and my limbs are fattened with his odes,

⁴ and my face rejoices with exultation in him,

and my spirit exults in his love,

and my soul shines in him.

⁵ And reverence will trust in him,

and redemption will be made firm in him.

⁶ And the inheritance (of redemption) is deathless life,

and those who receive (deathless life) are imperishable.

Hallelujah!