1 He said to me: "In the beginning of the earthly world—before the world’s exits were made,before the gathered winds blew,
2 before the voicesof the thunders sounded,before the flashes of lightning shone,before paradise’s foundationswere made firm,
3 before beautiful flowers were seen,before the powers of movementwere established,before the innumerable heavenly armies of angels were assembled,
4 before the heights of the airwere lifted up,before the measuresof the firmament were named,before Zion’s footstool was established,