As I was in the primeof my days,When the friendshipof God[was] overmy tent;
"Have You not madea hedgeabouthim and his houseand allthat he has, on everyside?You have blessedthe workof his hands,and his possessionshave increasedin the land.
"Do you hearthe secretcounselof God,And limitwisdomto yourself?
When the Almightywas yetwith me, [And] my childrenwere aroundme;
The secretof the LORDis for those who fearHim, And He will make them knowHis covenant.
For in the dayof troubleHe will concealme in His tabernacle;In the secretplaceof His tentHe will hideme; He will liftme up on a rock.
He who dwellsin the shelterof the MostHighWill abidein the shadowof the Almighty.
For the deviousare an abominationto the LORD;But He is intimatewith the upright.
For you have diedand your lifeis hiddenwith Christin God.
