As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 29 of Job. Job remembers the time before his calamity, when he felt that God’s presence illuminated his path and he enjoyed social respect. His memory is not merely nostalgia: it establishes a contrast between the previous order of his life and his present situation. Past blessing functions as evidence of a life previously marked by honor and responsibility.
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wie war ich in der Reife meines Lebens, da Gottes Geheimnis über meiner Hütte war;
Como fue en los días de mi mocedad, Cuando el secreto de Dios estaba en mi tienda;
Que ne suis-je comme aux jours de ma vigueur, Où Dieu veillait en ami sur ma tente,
Come io era al tempo della mia giovanezza, Mentre il consiglio di Dio governava il mio tabernacolo;
Como fui nos dias da minha mocidade, quando o segredo de Deus estava sobre a minha tenda;
在我壯年的時候, 上帝親密的情誼臨到我的帳棚中。
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