2 “Oh, that I were as
in months
apast,
As
in the days
when God
bwatched over me;
3 aWhen His lamp shone upon my head,
And when by His light I walked
through darkness;
4 Just as I was in the days of my prime,
When
athe friendly counsel of God
was over my tent;
5 When the Almighty
was yet with me,
When my children
were around me;
6 When
amy steps were bathed with cream,
And
bthe rock poured out rivers of oil for me!
7 “When I went out to the gate by the city,
When I took my seat in the open square,
8 The young men saw me and hid,
And the aged arose
and stood;
9 The princes refrained from talking,
And
aput
their hand on their mouth;
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