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- "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, , before his deeds of old;
- I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.
- When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water;
- before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
- before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world.
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- "The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.
- "From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.
- "When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water.
- "Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth;
- While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world.
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- I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
- when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
- when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
- Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
- rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
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- "When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
- When He made firm the skies above, When the springs of the deep became fixed,
- When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;
- Then I was beside Him, as a master workman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him,
- Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of men.
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