24 I was born before there was an ocean, before the springs began to flow.
25 I was born before the mountains and hills were set into place,
26 before the earth and fields were made, before the dust of this world was formed.
27 I was there when he set up the skies, when he drew a circle in the ocean to make a place for the land.
28 I was there when he put the clouds in the sky and made the deep springs flow.
29 I was there when he set the limits on the sea to make it stop where he said. I was there when he laid the foundations of the earth.
30 I grew up as a child by his side, laughing and playing all the time.