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27 When he [a]established the heavens, I was there:
When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
28 When he made firm the skies above,
When the fountains of the deep became strong,
29 When he gave to the sea [b]its bound,
That the waters should not transgress his commandment,
When he [c]marked out the foundations of the earth;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:27 Or, prepared
  2. Proverbs 8:29 Or, his decree
  3. Proverbs 8:29 Or, appointed

27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,(A)
    when he marked out the horizon(B) on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above(C)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(D)
29 when he gave the sea its boundary(E)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,(F)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(G)

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