5
Alone I have made the circuit of the vault of heaven and have walked in the depths of the abyss.
6
In the waves of the sea, in the whole earth, and in every people and nation I have gotten a possession.
7
Among all these I sought a resting place; I sought in whose territory I might lodge.
8
"Then the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and the one who created me assigned a place for my tent. And he said, `Make your dwelling in Jacob, and in Israel receive your inheritance.'
9
From eternity, in the beginning, he created me, and for eternity I shall not cease to exist.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.