24. I was born before the oceans were created,before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
25. Before the mountains were formed,before the hills, I was born—
26. before he had made the earth and fieldsand the first handfuls of soil.
27. I was there when he established the heavens,when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
28. I was there when he set the clouds above,when he established springs deep in the earth.
29. I was there when he set the limits of the seas,so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,