The Lantern

Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice3

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4Q400 Frag. 2

Wonderfully to praise Your glory among the wise divine beings, extolling Your kingdom among the utterly h[oly.]

They are honored in all the camps of the godlike beings and feared by those who direct human affairs, won[drous]

beyond other divine beings and humans alike. They tell of His royal splendor as they truly know it, and exalt [His glory in all]

the heavens of His rule. [They sing] wonderful psalms according to [their insight] throughout the highest heaven, and declare [the surpassing]

glory of the King of the godlike beings in the stations of their habitation. […]

How shall we be reckoned among them? As what our priesthood in their habitations? [How shall our holi]ness [compare with their utter]

holiness? [What] is the praise of our mortal tongue alongside their div[ine] knowledge? […]