1 He said to me, “I made this decision before I created the world; before the gates of the world were standing; before the winds were brought together to blow,
2 or the lightning flashed, or the thunder rolled; before the foundations of Paradise were laid,
3 or the beautiful flowers appeared; before the powers that move the stars were established, or the armies of angels assembled;
4 before the air was piled up high, or the divisions of the heavens given their names; before I chose Mount Zion as my footstool;