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As I was in the prime of my days,
When the friendship and counsel of God were over my tent,

When [a]the Almighty was still with me
And my boys were around me,

When my steps [through rich pastures] were washed with butter and cream [from my livestock],
And the rock poured out for me streams of oil [from my olive groves].

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Footnotes

  1. Job 29:5 Heb Shaddai.

Oh, for the days when I was in my prime,
    when God’s intimate friendship(A) blessed my house,(B)
when the Almighty was still with me
    and my children(C) were around me,(D)
when my path was drenched with cream(E)
    and the rock(F) poured out for me streams of olive oil.(G)

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