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From eternity, in the beginning, he created me, and for eternity I shall not cease to exist.
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In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him, and so I was established in Zion.
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In the beloved city likewise he gave me a resting place, and in Jerusalem was my dominion.
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So I took root in an honored people, in the portion of the Lord, who is their inheritance.
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"I grew tall like a cedar in Lebanon, and like a cypress on the heights of Hermon.
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I grew tall like a palm tree in En-ge'di, and like rose plants in Jericho; like a beautiful olive tree in the field, and like a plane tree I grew tall.
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Like cassia and camel's thorn I gave forth the aroma of spices, and like choice myrrh I spread a pleasant odor, like galbanum, onycha, and stacte, and like the fragrance of frankincense in the tabernacle.
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Like a terebinth I spread out my branches, and my branches are glorious and graceful.
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Like a vine I caused loveliness to bud, and my blossoms became glorious and abundant fruit.
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"Come to me, you who desire me, and eat your fill of my produce.