Proverbs 8:22 - The Message “God sovereignly made me—the first, the basic— before he did anything else. I was brought into being a long time ago, well before Earth got its start. I arrived on the scene before Ocean, yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes. Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape, I was already there, newborn; Long before God stretched out Earth’s Horizons, and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather, And set Sky firmly in place, I was there. When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean, built the vast vault of Heaven, and installed the fountains that fed Ocean, When he drew a boundary for Sea, posted a sign that said no trespassing, And then staked out Earth’s Foundations, I was right there with him, making sure everything fit. Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause, always enjoying his company, Delighted with the world of things and creatures, happily celebrating the human family. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. Common English Bible The LORD created me at the beginning of his way, before his deeds long in the past. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any thing from the beginning. |