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.
10
In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him, and so I was established in Zion.
11
In the beloved city likewise he gave me a resting place, and in Jerusalem was my dominion.
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.