“Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;”
King James Version (KJV)
8:28 Strengthened - When he shut up the fountains in the cavities of the earth, and kept them there as it were by a strong band. The deep - Which have their original from the deep, either from the sea, or from the abyss of waters in the bowels of the earth.
8:31 My delights were - To uphold them by my power and providence, to reveal myself and my Father's will to them from age to age, to assume their nature, and to redeem and save them.
Then I was by him, as one brought vp with him: and I was daily his delight, reioycing alwayes before him:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then I was beside Him, {as} a master workman; And I was daily {His} delight, Rejoicing always before Him,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then I was by him, `as' a master workman; And I was daily `his' delight, Rejoicing always before him,
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
- Basic English Bible
then I was by him [his] nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
- Darby Bible
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
- Webster's Bible
then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,
- World English Bible
Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then I was by Him, as a nursling; and I was daily all delight, playing always before Him,
- Jewish Publication Society Bible