26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the [a]fields,
Or the [b]primal dust of the world.
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
29 (A)When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When (B)He marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 (C)Then I was beside Him as [c]a master craftsman;
(D)And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:26 outer places
  2. Proverbs 8:26 Lit. beginning of the dust
  3. Proverbs 8:30 A Jewish tradition one brought up

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