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27 (A) I was there when the Lord
    put the heavens in place
and stretched the sky
    over the surface of the sea.
28 I was with him when he placed
    the clouds in the sky
and created the springs
    that fill the ocean.
29 I was there when he set
boundaries for the sea
    to make it obey him,
and when he laid foundations
    to support the earth.

30 I was right beside the Lord,
    helping him plan and build.[a]
I made him happy each day,
    and I was happy at his side.
31 I was pleased with his world
    and pleased with its people.

32 (B) Pay attention, my children!
Follow my advice,
    and you will be happy.

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  1. 8.30 helping … build: Or “like his own child.”

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)
30     Then I was constantly[a] at his side.(H)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.(I)

32 “Now then, my children, listen(J) to me;
    blessed are(K) those who keep my ways.(L)

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  1. Proverbs 8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child