9
Before the ages, in the beginning, he created me, and for all the ages I shall not cease to be.
10
In the holy tent I ministered before him, and so I was established in Zion.
11
Thus in the beloved city he gave me a resting place, and in Jerusalem was my domain.
12
I took root in an honored people, in the portion of the Lord, his heritage.
13
"I grew tall like a cedar in Lebanon, and like a cypress on the heights of Hermon.
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