26 before He made the land, the fields,or the first soil on earth.
27 I was there when He established the heavens, when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,
28 when He placed the skies above,when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,
29 when He set a limit for the seaso that the waters would not violate His command, when He laid out the foundations of the earth.
30 I was a skilled craftsman beside Him. I was His delight every day,always rejoicing before Him.
31 I was rejoicing in His inhabited world, delighting in the human race.
32 “And now, my sons, listen to me;those who keep my ways are happy.