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The Lord hath directed my mouth by His word: and He hath opened my heart by His light: and He hath caused to dwell in me His deathless life;

The Lord hath directed my mouth by His word: and He hath opened my heart by His light: and He hath caused to dwell in me His deathless life;

And gave me that I might speak the fruit of His peace:

To convert the souls of them who are willing to come to Him; and to lead captive a good captivity for freedom.

I was strengthened and made mighty and took the world captive;

I was strengthened and made mighty and took the world captive;

And it became to me for the praise of the Most High, and of God my Father.

And it became to me for the praise of the Most High, and of God my Father.

And the Gentiles were gathered together who were scattered abroad.

And I was unpolluted by my love for them, because they confessed me in high places: and the traces of the light were set upon their heart:

And I was unpolluted by my love for them, because they confessed me in high places: and the traces of the light were set upon their heart:

And they walked in my life and were saved and became my people for ever and ever. Hallelujah.

And they walked in my life and were saved and became my people for ever and ever. Hallelujah.

And they walked in my life and were saved and became my people for ever and ever. Hallelujah.

And they walked in my life and were saved and became my people for ever and ever. Hallelujah.

My heart was cloven and its flower appeared; and grace sprang up in it: and it brought forth fruit to the Lord,

My heart was cloven and its flower appeared; and grace sprang up in it: and it brought forth fruit to the Lord,

My heart was cloven and its flower appeared; and grace sprang up in it: and it brought forth fruit to the Lord,

For the Most High clave my heart by His Holy Spirit and searched my affection towards Him: and filled me with His love.

For the Most High clave my heart by His Holy Spirit and searched my affection towards Him: and filled me with His love.

And His opening of me became my salvation; and I ran in His way in His peace, even in the way of truth:

And His opening of me became my salvation; and I ran in His way in His peace, even in the way of truth:

From the beginning and even to the end I acquired His knowledge:

And I was established upon the rock of truth, where He had set me up:

And speaking waters touched my lips from the fountain of the Lord plenteously:

And I drank and was inebriated with the living water that doth not die;

And I drank and was inebriated with the living water that doth not die;

And my inebriation was not one without knowledge, but I forsook vanity and turned to the Most High my God,

And my inebriation was not one without knowledge, but I forsook vanity and turned to the Most High my God,

And I was enriched by His bounty, and I forsook the folly which is diffused over the earth; and I stripped it off and cast it from me:

And I was enriched by His bounty, and I forsook the folly which is diffused over the earth; and I stripped it off and cast it from me:

And I was enriched by His bounty, and I forsook the folly which is diffused over the earth; and I stripped it off and cast it from me:

And I was enriched by His bounty, and I forsook the folly which is diffused over the earth; and I stripped it off and cast it from me:

And the Lord renewed me in His raiment, and possessed me by His light, and from above He gave me rest in incorruption;

And the Lord renewed me in His raiment, and possessed me by His light, and from above He gave me rest in incorruption;

And the Lord renewed me in His raiment, and possessed me by His light, and from above He gave me rest in incorruption;

And I became like the land which blossoms and rejoices in its fruits:

And I became like the land which blossoms and rejoices in its fruits:

And the Lord was like the sun shining on the face of the land;

He lightened my eyes, and my face received the dew; and my nostrils enjoyed the pleasant odour of the Lord;

He lightened my eyes, and my face received the dew; and my nostrils enjoyed the pleasant odour of the Lord;

And He carried me to His Paradise; where is the abundance of the pleasure of the Lord;

And I worshipped the Lord on account of His glory; and I said, Blessed, O Lord, are they who are planted in thy land! and those who have a place in thy Paradise;

And I worshipped the Lord on account of His glory; and I said, Blessed, O Lord, are they who are planted in thy land! and those who have a place in thy Paradise;

And I worshipped the Lord on account of His glory; and I said, Blessed, O Lord, are they who are planted in thy land! and those who have a place in thy Paradise;

And they grow by the fruits of the trees. And they have changed from darkness to light.

And they grow by the fruits of the trees. And they have changed from darkness to light.

Behold! all thy servants are fair, who do good works, and turn away from wickedness to the pleasantness that is thine:

And they have turned back the bitterness of the trees from them, when they were planted in thy, land;

And everything became like a relic of thyself, and memorial for ever of thy faithful works.

And everything became like a relic of thyself, and memorial for ever of thy faithful works.

For there is abundant room in thy Paradise, and nothing is useless therein;

And like the flow of waters flows truth from my mouth, and my lips show forth His fruit.

And like the flow of waters flows truth from my mouth, and my lips show forth His fruit.

And He has caused His knowledge to abound in me, because the mouth of the Lord is the true Word, and the door of His light;

And He has caused His knowledge to abound in me, because the mouth of the Lord is the true Word, and the door of His light;

And the Most High hath given it to His words, which are the interpreters of His own beauty, and the repeaters of His praise, and the confessors of His counsel, and the heralds of His thought, and the chasteners of His servants.

And the Most High hath given it to His words, which are the interpreters of His own beauty, and the repeaters of His praise, and the confessors of His counsel, and the heralds of His thought, and the chasteners of His servants.

And the Most High hath given it to His words, which are the interpreters of His own beauty, and the repeaters of His praise, and the confessors of His counsel, and the heralds of His thought, and the chasteners of His servants.

And the Most High hath given it to His words, which are the interpreters of His own beauty, and the repeaters of His praise, and the confessors of His counsel, and the heralds of His thought, and the chasteners of His servants.

And the Most High hath given it to His words, which are the interpreters of His own beauty, and the repeaters of His praise, and the confessors of His counsel, and the heralds of His thought, and the chasteners of His servants.

For the swiftness of the Word is inexpressible, and like its expression is its swiftness and force;

For the swiftness of the Word is inexpressible, and like its expression is its swiftness and force;

And its course knows no limit. Never doth it fail, but it stands sure, and it knows not descent nor the way of it.

And its course knows no limit. Never doth it fail, but it stands sure, and it knows not descent nor the way of it.

For as its work is, so is its end: for it is light and the dawning of thought;

And by it the worlds talk one to the other; and in the Word there were those that were silent;

And by it the worlds talk one to the other; and in the Word there were those that were silent;

And from it came love and concord; and they spake one to the other whatever was theirs; and they were penetrated by the Word;

And from it came love and concord; and they spake one to the other whatever was theirs; and they were penetrated by the Word;

And from it came love and concord; and they spake one to the other whatever was theirs; and they were penetrated by the Word;

And from it came love and concord; and they spake one to the other whatever was theirs; and they were penetrated by the Word;

And they knew Him who made them, because they were in concord; for the mouth of the Most High spake to them; and His explanation ran by means of it:

And they knew Him who made them, because they were in concord; for the mouth of the Most High spake to them; and His explanation ran by means of it:

For the dwelling-place of the Word is man: and its truth is love.

Blessed are they who by means thereof have understood everything, and have known the Lord in His truth. Hallelujah.

Behold! the Lord is our mirror: open the eyes and see them in Him: and learn the manner of your face:

Behold! the Lord is our mirror: open the eyes and see them in Him: and learn the manner of your face:

And tell forth praise to His spirit: and wipe off the filth from your face: and love His holiness and clothe yourselves therewith:

And tell forth praise to His spirit: and wipe off the filth from your face: and love His holiness and clothe yourselves therewith:

And tell forth praise to His spirit: and wipe off the filth from your face: and love His holiness and clothe yourselves therewith:

And tell forth praise to His spirit: and wipe off the filth from your face: and love His holiness and clothe yourselves therewith:

And be without stain at all times before Him. Hallelujah.

For with thee are my consolations and my delight.

Turn not away thy mercies from me, O Lord: and take not thy kindness from me.

Stretch out to me, O Lord, at all times thy right hand: and be my guide even unto the end, according to thy good pleasure.

Let me be well-pleasing before thee, because of thy glory and because of thy name:

Let me be preserved from evil, and let thy meekness, O Lord, abide with me, and the fruits of thy love.

Let me be preserved from evil, and let thy meekness, O Lord, abide with me, and the fruits of thy love.

And open to me the harp of thy Holy Spirit, that with all its notes I may praise thee, O Lord.

And 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.

And 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.

And 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.

Because He is my Sun and His rays have lifted me up; and His light hath dispelled all darkness from my face.

Because He is my Sun and His rays have lifted me up; and His light hath dispelled all darkness from my face.

In Him I have acquired eyes and have seen His holy day:

Ears have become mine and I have heard His truth.

The thought of knowledge hath been mine, and I have been delighted through Him.

The way of error I have left, and have walked towards Him and have received salvation from Him, without grudging.

The way of error I have left, and have walked towards Him and have received salvation from Him, without grudging.