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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.