3 when His lamp shone above my head,and I walked through darkness by His light!
4 I would be as I was in the days of my youthwhen God’s friendship rested on my tent,
5 when the Almighty was still with meand my children were around me,
6 when my feet were bathed in creamand the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
7 When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,
8 the young men saw me and withdrew,while older men stood to their feet.
9 City officials stopped talkingand covered their mouths with their hands.