9 He created me from the beginning, before the ages. For all ages, I will not cease to exist. (WEB) 10 In the holy tabernacle, I ministered before him. So I was established in Zion. (WEB) 11 In the beloved city, likewise he gave me rest. In Jerusalem was my domain. (WEB)
Sirach 24:9–11
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Odes of Solomon 21:4–6
4 And increasingly helpful to me was the thought of the Lord, and His fellowship in incorruption: (ODE) 5 And I was lifted up in His light; and I served before Him, (ODE) 6 And I became near to Him, praising and confessing Him; (ODE)
Proverbs 8:22–24
22 The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. 23 From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. 24 When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
Odes of Solomon 11:4–6
4 From the beginning and even to the end I acquired His knowledge: (ODE) 5 And I was established upon the rock of truth, where He had set me up: (ODE) 6 And speaking waters touched my lips from the fountain of the Lord plenteously: (ODE)
Proverbs 8:29–31
29 when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth. 30 Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence. 31 I was rejoicing in H…
Odes of Solomon 41:8–10
8 All those will be astonished that see me. For from another race am I: (ODE) 9 For the Father of truth remembered me: He who possessed me from the beginning: (ODE) 10 For His bounty begat me, and the thought of His heart: (ODE)
Sirach 24:3–5
3 “I came out of the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth as a mist. (WEB) 4 I lived in high places, and my throne is in the pillar of the cloud. (WEB) 5 Alone I surrounded the circuit of heaven, and walked in the depth of the abyss. (WEB)
Odes of Solomon 38:16–18
16 And I was established and lived and was redeemed, (ODE) 17 And my foundations were laid on the hand of the Lord: because He established me. (ODE) 18 For He set the root and watered it and fixed it and blessed it; and its fruits are for ever. (ODE)
Psalms 132:13–15
13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: 14 “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home. 15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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